Accuracy for Adoptees Act

Bill: 113-hr-3386
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2013-10-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Citizenship and naturalization

Health information and medical records
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3386 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 30, 2013 Mr. Smith of Texas (for himself and Ms. Bass ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To require Certificates of Citizenship and other Federal documents to reflect name and date of birth determinations made by a State court and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Accuracy for Adoptees Act . 2. Recognition of State court determinations of name and birth date Section 320 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1431 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) A Certificate of Citizenship or other Federal document issued or requested to be amended under this section shall 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 State of residence in the United States after the child has been adopted or readopted in that State. .