HR250 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Thad McClammy

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

President of the United States and U.S. Congress, urged to enact legislation securing citizenship of internationally adopted adults

Summary

The Alabama House urges the President and U.S. Congress to pass federal legislation that would secure U.S. citizenship for internationally adopted adults who are not yet citizens.

What This Bill Does

This resolution highlights that some internationally adopted adults were not covered by existing laws and may be undocumented or at risk of deportation. It notes past bipartisan proposals (Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2015 and 2018) that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant automatic citizenship to qualifying adult adoptees, with citizenship occurring when they are lawfully admitted and after a criminal background check; those proposals would exclude individuals with certain offenses. The resolution itself is a call for federal action, not a new Alabama law.

Who It Affects

• Internationally adopted adults who do not currently have U.S. citizenship and could gain it through new federal legislation
• Alabama residents and adoptive families who support a citizenship pathway for adult adoptees and would be affected by potential federal policy changes

Key Provisions

• Urges the President of the United States and the United States Congress to enact legislation securing the citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals.
• References past proposals (Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2015 and 2018) that would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to grant automatic citizenship to qualifying children adopted by a U.S. citizen, regardless of age.
• Describes automatic citizenship as occurring on the date the person is lawfully admitted to the United States, subject to passing a criminal background check; individuals convicted of offenses involving the use of physical force may not be granted automatic citizenship.
• States Alabama's support for a broad pathway to citizenship for adult adoptees whose naturalization was not completed, and opposition to deportation of legally adopted individuals.
• Requests that copies of the resolution be distributed to the President and to each member of the Alabama Congressional Delegation.

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Subjects

Resolutions, Legislative