Russia December 21, 2012 Alert: Legislation to Ban Intercountry Adoption by U.S. Families Passes the Russian Duma and Moves to the Federation Council for Review The Department of State continues to follow developments in Russia’s legislature related to Federal Law No 186614-6 and remains actively engaged with the Russian government. We are concerned by measures in the bill, approved …
Category: Legislation
Legislative Update: Universal Accreditation Introduced
Two identical bills were recently introduced, one in the House, one in the Senate, to amend the Intercountry Adoption Act, expanding the requirement for accreditation for all US adoption agencies offering intercountry adoption services. Both versions have been introduced and are now in Committee. The full text of the amendments can be found here (they are identical): House version: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/hr6027/textSenate …
UPDATE: Families For Orphans Act
According to reports from Gov Tracks, both the House and Senate versions of the Families for Orphans Act have died in committee. PEAR, along with numerous other adoption reform and child welfare organizations opposed the FFOA. A history of our comments and position on the FFOA can be found on our blog: http://pear-now.blogspot.com/search/label/Families%20for%20Orphans%20Act Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ …
Legislative Alerts Concerning Adoptee Rights, Adoption and Open Records: New Jersey, California
The following legislative alerts were issued recently by CalOpen and Bastard Nation concerning pending legislation in state courts. California Heads Up! Issued by Cal Open/ JeanUhrich Assembly Bill 73, authored by Asm. Mike Feurer, Judiciary Chair, has been introduced. Bill Text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0051-0100/ab_73_bill_2010122 1_introduced.html Synopsis: This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to provide that juvenile …
Legislative Update: International Adoption SImplification Act and Help Haiti Act
Two pieces of legislation concerning International Adoption have recently made progress through the legislature: Nov 30, 2010 – S. 1376: International Adoption Simplification Act. This was signed by President Obama and bill has become law. The law restores immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. This act allows …
MEDIA: Oklahoma – Full accounting of adoptions in Oklahoma sought
Full accounting of adoptions in Oklahoma soughtThe co-chairman of an Oklahoma legislative task force says filing adoptions with the court clerk’s office in the county where they are finalized would help eliminate questionable adoptions.http://www.newsok.com/article/3516320 BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Oklahoman Published: November 20, 2010 An accounting of all adoptions in the state is needed to head off the potential for abuse like …
MEDIA: Adoption Simplification Act, S 1376, Passes House
Klobuchar’s bipartisan adoption bill now goes to the president Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that her legislation, the International Adoption Simplification Act, has passed the House of Representatives and will now be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Klobuchar and cosponsored by Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and …
Legislative Update: S. 1376, International Adoption Simplification Act Passes in the Senate
On July 22, S. 1376 passed the Senate with unanimous consent. The full text of the bill as passed can be found here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?r111:2:./temp/~r111TfCptm:: The bill now moves to the House of Representatives and is currently sitting in the House Committee on the Judiciary. PEAR supports Senate Bill 1376, the bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children …
Legislative Updates: HR 5283 and S 3411 – Help for Haiti 2010 Act
On July 20, 2010, the US House of Representatives voted to pass HR 5283, the Help Haiti Act of 2010, after agreeing to fast track the legislation and debating the bill for 45 minutes . The bill now passes on to the Senate for consideration. Currently, the Senate is considering its own related bill, S. 3411, where it is sitting …
Legislative Update: S. 1376: International Adoption Simplification Act
On July 14, 2010, Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed the Committee’s written report on the International Adoption Simplificiation Act. The report, No. 111-220 can be found on the Library of Congress website: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/cpquery/T?&report=sr220&dbname=111& PEAR supports Senate Bill 1376, the bill to restore immunization and sibling age exemptions for children adopted by United States citizens under the Hague …