Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 11, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 26, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 10, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to direct the Department of State to include in its annual intercountry adoptions report to Congress information on:
- countries that have a law or policy that prevented or prohibited adoptions of children by American parents regardless of whether the adoptions occurred under The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption [Hague Adoption Convention];
- the implementation date of any such law or policy;
- State Department efforts to encourage the resumption of halted or stalled adoptions involving U.S. immigration; and
- State Department actions that prevented, prohibited, or halted such adoptions.
The State Department shall make the report publicly available on its website, but must avoid disclosing any personally identifiable information relating to U.S. citizens or their adoptees.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 26, 2018 to Jun 19, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Apr 26, 2018 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | May 15, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 16, 2018 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | May 17, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jun 19, 2018 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 26, 2018Markup May 17, 2018 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 11, 2018 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 10, 2018Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 10, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6015-6017)
- Jul 10, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5626.
- Jul 10, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6015)
- Jul 10, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 17, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 17, 2018Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 17, 2018Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in House
- Apr 26, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6015–H6017Text printed H6015 | Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI, Doug Collins R-GA, Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY | Jul 10, 2018 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E678 | Doug Collins R-GA | May 17, 2018 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 13, 2018H.R. 5626, Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 17, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 68, April 26, 2018, page H3706.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-130 | SPECIAL ENVOY TO MONITOR AND COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM ACT OF 2017; SAM FARR PEACE CORPS ENHANCEMENT ACT; ELIE WIESEL GENOCIDE AND ATROCITIES PREVENTION ACT OF 2017; PROTECTING DIPLOMATS FROM SURVEILLANCE THROUGH CONSUMER DEVICES ACT; INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION INFORMATION ACT OF 2018; CAMBODIA DEMOCRACY ACT; AND BURMA ACT OF 2018189 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | May 17, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3163 | Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018 | Related bill | Jun 28, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of State to report on intercountry adoptions from countries which have significantly reduced adoption rates involving immigration to the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2018Referred in Senate
- Jul 10, 2018Engrossed in House
- Apr 26, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
