Search Results: keywords:"adoptee citizenship act of 2024"

  • H. R. 8617 — To provide for automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:643

    H.R. 8617, also known as the "Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024," aims to grant automatic U.S. citizenship to certain individuals adopted internationally by U.S. citizens. The bill updates the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow these adoptees to gain citizenship if adopted by a U.S....

    Simple Explanation

    The bill, called the "Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024," wants to make sure that kids from other countries who are adopted by American parents can become U.S. citizens more easily, as long as they follow certain rules. It also says that if they move to America, they must have a background check to make sure they haven't done anything bad.

  • S. 4448 — To provide for the automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:692

    S. 4448, known as the "Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024," aims to automatically grant U.S. citizenship to certain individuals adopted internationally by U.S. citizen parents. The bill specifies that this applies to adoptees who were under 18 when adopted and were lawfully in...

    Simple Explanation

    The Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024 wants to make sure that children who are adopted from other countries by American parents can become U.S. citizens automatically, just like magic, if they were 17 or younger at the time of adoption and already living in the U.S.