Accuracy for Adoptees Act

Bill: 113-s-1614
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
Introduced: 2013-10-30
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Adoption and foster care

Citizenship and naturalization

Health information and medical records
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-16
text: Became Public Law No: 113-74.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-10-30
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
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>

action_date: 2013-12-23
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <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>

action_date: 2014-01-16
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p> <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: II 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1614 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 30, 2013 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Blunt , Ms. Landrieu , Mr. Enzi , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Vitter , and Mr. Rubio ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 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. .

tv_txt: 113th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1614 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT 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. .

Passed the Senate December 20 (legislative day, December 19), 2013. Secretary

tv_txt: One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America 2d Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen S. 1614 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT 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. .

Speaker of the House of Representatives Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate