S. 1614Senate113th Congress (2013-2015)Enacted

Accuracy for Adoptees Act

Introduced October 30, 2013

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Became Public Law No: 113-74.

January 16, 2014

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Introduced in Senate

October 30, 2013

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

October 30, 2013

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9069)

December 20, 2013

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Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9069)

December 20, 2013

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9069)

December 20, 2013

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 20, 2013

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Received in the House.

December 23, 2013 • 10:04 AM

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Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8130)

December 23, 2013 • 10:05 AM

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Mr. Denham asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

December 23, 2013 • 10:05 AM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8130)

December 23, 2013 • 10:05 AM

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On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8130)

December 23, 2013 • 10:05 AM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

December 23, 2013 • 10:05 AM

President

Presented to President.

January 8, 2014

Became Law

Signed by President.

January 16, 2014

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 113-74.

January 16, 2014

Floor Debate

2 members

What members said about S. 1614 on the floor

1 Republican1 Democrat
Mark L. Pryor
Sen. Mark L. PryorD-AR · Dec 19, 2013

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Judiciary Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. 1614, and the Senate proceed to its consideration. Mr. President, I ask unanimous…

Jeff Denham
Rep. Jeff DenhamR-CA-10 · Dec 23, 2013

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table the bill (S. 1614) to require Certificates of Citizenship and other Federal documents to reflect name and date of birth…

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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

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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Accuracy for Adoptees Act.

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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.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate