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US HRes24

US HRes24
Expressing the deep disappointment of the House of Representatives in the enactment by the Russia Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russian children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law.


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Introduced Session

113th Congress

Bill Summary

Affirms that all children deserve a permanent, protective family. Values the long tradition of the United States and Russia working together to find permanent homes for unparented children. Disapproves of the Russian law ending inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens because it primarily harms vulnerable and voiceless children. Urges Russia to reconsider the law on humanitarian grounds and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens that were initiated before the law's enactment.

AI Summary

This Resolution expresses the United States House of Representatives' strong disapproval of a Russian law that bans inter-country adoptions of Russian children by U.S. citizens, a law enacted by the Russian Government that took effect on January 1, 2013. The House affirms that all children deserve a permanent family and values the historical cooperation between the U.S. and Russia in finding homes for orphaned children, noting that the Russian law primarily harms vulnerable children. Therefore, the House urges the Russian Government to reconsider this law on humanitarian grounds, prioritizing the completion of adoptions for Russian children who had already been matched with American families before the ban was implemented.

Committee Categories

Government Affairs, Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (63)

Michele Bachmann (R)* Robert Aderholt (R),  Spencer Bachus (R),  Karen Bass (D),  Timothy Bishop (D),  Kevin Brady (R),  Julia Brownley (D),  Michael Burgess (R),  Ken Calvert (R),  Dave Camp (R),  Michael Capuano (D),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Jim Costa (D),  Tom Cotton (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Susan Davis (D),  Jeff Duncan (R),  Stephen Fincher (R),  Michael Fitzpatrick (R),  J. Randy Forbes (R),  Trent Franks (R),  Bob Gibbs (R),  Bob Goodlatte (R),  Sam Graves (R),  Tim Griffin (R),  Gregg Harper (R),  Vicky Hartzler (R),  George Holding (R),  Bill Huizenga (R),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Lynn Jenkins (R),  Hank Johnson (D),  James Langevin (D),  Bob Latta (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Kenny Marchant (R),  Tom Marino (R),  Ed Markey (D),  Michael McCaul (R),  Jim McGovern (D),  Mark Meadows (R),  Jeff Miller (R),  Randy Neugebauer (R),  Alan Nunnelee (R),  Beto O'Rourke (D),  Pete Olson (R),  Steven Palazzo (R),  Pedro Pierluisi (I),  Tom Price (R),  Mike Quigley (D),  Martha Roby (R),  Peter Roskam (R),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Matt Salmon (R),  F. James Sensenbrenner (R),  Carol Shea-Porter (D),  Steve Stivers (R),  Patrick Tiberi (R),  John Tierney (D),  Joe Wilson (R),  Rob Wittman (R),  Frank Wolf (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats. (on 02/25/2013)

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