Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018
Sponsored By: Representative Smith (WA)
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Summary
Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2018 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant automatic citizenship to all qualifying children adopted by a U.S. citizen parent. (Currently, an adopted child must have been under 18 years old as of February 27, 2001, in order to qualify for automatic citizenship.) An individual born outside of the United States who was adopted by a U.S. citizen parent shall automatically become a U.S. citizen when the following conditions have been fulfilled: the individual was adopted by a U.S. citizen before the individual reached age 18, the individual was physically present in the United States in the citizen parent's legal custody pursuant to a lawful admission before the individual reached age 18, the individual never acquired U.S. citizenship before the enactment of this bill, and the individual was lawfully residing in the United States on the date of enactment of this bill. An individual who meets such criteria, except for lawfully residing in the United States on the date of enactment of this bill, shall automatically become a U.S. citizen on the date on which the individual is physically present in the United States pursuant to a lawful admission. A visa may not be issued to such an individual unless: the individual was subjected to a criminal background check, and the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State coordinated with law enforcement agencies to ensure that appropriate action is taken regarding any unresolved criminal activity. Automatic citizenship may not be granted to an individual who was deported for an offense that involved the use of physical force against another person.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Cosponsors
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
NJ • R
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 3/8/2018
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 3/21/2018
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 3/21/2018
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 3/21/2018
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/21/2018
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2018
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 5/7/2018
Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 5/22/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/22/2018
Walberg
MI • R
Sponsored 6/7/2018
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 6/7/2018
Rep. Lewis, Jason [R-MN-2]
MN • R
Sponsored 6/7/2018
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 6/7/2018
Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7]
MD • D
Sponsored 7/13/2018
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 7/13/2018
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 7/24/2018
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 7/24/2018
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 10/2/2018
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]
CO • R
Sponsored 10/2/2018
Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Sponsored 10/12/2018
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/12/2018
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 10/12/2018
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 10/12/2018
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 11/14/2018
Waters
CA • D
Sponsored 11/14/2018
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Nadler
NY • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Meng
NY • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 11/30/2018
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