HR 2922 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Adoptive Family Relief Act

Introduced Jun 25, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Trent Franks R-AZ

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Latest action · Jul 29, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 25, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Adoptive Family Relief Act

This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that if an immigrant visa was issued on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted, by a U.S. citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or refunded if:

  • the child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an exit permit; and
  • such inability was attributable to factors beyond the control of the adopting parent or parents.

Cosponsors 63

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2015 to Oct 7, 2015; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2015
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2015
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2015
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2015
R-MNJohn KlineOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-INLuke MesserOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-NCMark MeadowsOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-AZMatt SalmonOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-PAMichael G. FitzpatrickOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-KSMike PompeoOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-WIReid J. RibbleOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-MNRichard M. NolanOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-NCRobert PittengerOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJun 25, 2015
R-WISean P. DuffyOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-INSusan W. BrooksOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-INTodd RokitaOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-CATom McClintockOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-CATony CárdenasOriginalJun 25, 2015
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJun 25, 2015
D-NYBrian HigginsJul 7, 2015
R-NJChristopher H. SmithJul 7, 2015
R-SCJoe WilsonJul 7, 2015
R-PAMike KellyJul 7, 2015
R-TXTed PoeJul 7, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJul 10, 2015
R-VARobert J. WittmanJul 10, 2015
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJul 20, 2015
R-TXPete OlsonJul 20, 2015
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerJul 21, 2015
D-MASeth MoultonJul 28, 2015
R-VADave BratSep 9, 2015
R-CAMimi WaltersOct 6, 2015
R-PAScott PerryOct 6, 2015
R-CAStephen KnightOct 6, 2015
R-KSKevin YoderOct 7, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 25, 2015
Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee
Referred Jul 29, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
  2. Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House
  3. Jun 25, 2015Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1439Edward R. Royce R-CAOct 7, 2015

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4: To establish a uniform Rule of Naturalization

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 103, June 25, 2015, page H4773.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1300Adoptive Family Relief ActIdentical billOct 16, 2015
S 1635Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017Related billDec 16, 2016

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the section 221 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain situations.
Short Titles as Introduced
Adoptive Family Relief Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 25, 2015Introduced in House

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