HRES 915 · 118th Congress · International Affairs

Urging the Government of Ukraine to review and modify its decision to suspend adoption by foreign nationals with a view to resuming such adoptions, particularly in cases where the mutual concerns of the Governments of Ukraine and of the United States can be substantially addressed.

Introduced 2023-12-06· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(2024-11-21)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2024-11-21
Roll #478
Yea 372Nay 6
Democrats
182 Yea·2 Nay
Republicans
190 Yea·4 Nay
PassedHouse · 2024-11-21
Roll #478
Yea 372Nay 6
Democrats
182 Yea·2 Nay
Republicans
190 Yea·4 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This resolution urges Ukraine to resume allowing certain U.S. citizens to adopt and to receive pre-adoptive placements of Ukrainian children. Specifically, the resolution:  recommends Ukraine consider, as particularly urgent, cases where prospective U.S. parents have completed Ukraine's adoption process and received approval prior to the suspension of adoptions by non-Ukrainians on March 13, 2022;  recommends that, in cases where Ukrainian children had already been placed in hosting programs, prospective U.S. parents be allowed to initiate the adoption process; and  recommends that prospective U.S. parents be allowed to apply to receive, in a pre-adoptive placement, Ukrainian children that previously participated in hosting programs and that have an uncertain legal status regarding adoption.  …

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Cosponsors (20)

7 Democrats13 Republicans