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This concurrent resolution calls upon the President and Congress to support efforts to naturalize international adoptees who were not covered by the Child Citizenship Act of 2000. Specifically, the resolution highlights that many adoptees who were 18 years or older when the original act became effective are currently without U.S. citizenship, which creates significant challenges including potential deportation, barriers to banking, voting, obtaining passports, accessing social services, and joining the military. The resolution notes that dozens of adoptees have already been deported to countries where they have no cultural or social ties, and emphasizes that these individuals were brought to the United States as children with the expectation of finding a permanent home and obtaining citizenship. The document calls for support of the Adoptee Citizenship Act, which would grant citizenship to these adoptees, and indicates that this effort has received bipartisan support in Congress and praise from adoption advocacy organizations. Additionally, the resolution directs that copies be sent to key government officials, including the President, Senate and House leadership, judiciary committee chairs, and Iowa's congressional delegation.

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