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S. 1753 (106th): A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such Act.

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Orrin Hatch

Sponsor. Senator for Utah. Republican.

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Last Updated: Nov 4, 1999
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Oct 20, 1999
106th Congress (1999–2000)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

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3 Cosponsors (2 Democrats, 1 Republican)

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History

Oct 18, 1999
 
Companion Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2886 (106th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1753 (106th).
Oct 20, 1999
 
Introduced

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Oct 21, 1999
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 4, 1999
 
Passed Senate (House next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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Nov 19, 1999
 
Companion Bill — Passed Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2886 (106th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1753 (106th).
Dec 7, 1999
 
Companion Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 2886 (106th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 1753 (106th).

S. 1753 (106th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1753. This is the one from the 106th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 1999 to Dec 15, 2000. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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