S5191Referred to Committee

A bill to provide for the acquisition of United States citizenship for certain individuals who were internationally adopted, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-07-30
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1
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Sponsor

Mike Lee
Mike Lee
Republican · UT · Senator
Votes with party: 74.1% (850 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$383k

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Cosponsors (1)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-07-30

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would automatically grant U.S. citizenship to certain people who were adopted internationally by American parents, eliminating the need for them to go through separate naturalization procedures. This would primarily benefit adoptees who may have fallen through legal gaps and never formally became citizens despite being raised as Americans. The bill aims to simplify the citizenship process for this group of adopted individuals.

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