115-hr-5233115th Congress

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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