To provide for the automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Criminal Justice, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id6DE6169447424B55ABBAA1A0181D1B2F: 1. Short titles This Act may be cited as the Protect Adoptees and American Families Act or the PAAF Act.
- Section H5E1C810FF11947DFA2262A1B7CF315AF: 2. United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals Section 320(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1431(b)) is...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To provide for the automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Criminal Justice, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To provide for the automatic acquisition of United States citizenship for certain internationally adopted individuals, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Hirono (for herself and Ms. Collins) introduced the following …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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