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Became law without a recorded vote. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted.
13 cosponsors · 3 D, 10 R
7 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Oct 30, 2013
- Senate Passed Dec 20, 2013
- House Passed Dec 23, 2013
- President To the President Jan 8, 2014
- President Signed Jan 16, 2014
- Law Jan 16, 2014
Accuracy for Adoptees Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a certificate of citizenship or other federal document issued, or requested to be amended, reflect the child's name and date of birth as indicated on a state court order, birth certificate, certificate of foreign birth, certificate of birth abroad, or similar state vital…
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 16, 2014
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Accuracy for Adoptees Act - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require that a certificate of citizenship or other federal document issued, or requested to be amended, reflect the child's name and date of birth as indicated on a state court order, birth certificate, certificate of foreign birth, certificate of birth abroad, or similar state vital records document issued by the child's U.S. state of residence after the child has been adopted or readopted in that state.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Accuracy for Adoptees Act
Latest action (Jan 16, 2014): Became Public Law No: 113-74.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 30, 2013
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Oct 30, 2013
- Senate Passed Dec 20, 2013
- House Passed Dec 23, 2013
- President To the President Jan 8, 2014
- President Signed Jan 16, 2014
- Law Jan 16, 2014
No recorded floor vote found.