Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HR14: A Resolution calling upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to support efforts to naturalize certain legally adopted children who were born outside the United States
Status: Passed both chambers, March 27, 2025
A Resolution calling upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to support efforts to naturalize certain legally adopted children who were born outside the United States.
What the bill says
A Resolution calling upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to support efforts to naturalize certain legally adopted children who were born outside the United States.
From the introduced text, March 26, 2025:
A Resolution calling upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to support efforts to naturalize certain legally adopted children who were born outside the United States. WHEREAS, the state of Iowa has a long history of welcoming children through international adoptions; and WHEREAS, all Iowans benefit from removing barriers to United States citizenship for adoptees who were born outside the United States; and WHEREAS, the Child Citizenship Act of 2000, Pub. L. No. 106-395, provided automatic citizenship or a simple path to citizenship for certain children who were born outside the United States, including children legally adopted by a United States citizen (adoptees); and WHEREAS, the Child Citizenship Act did not provide citizenship to adoptees who were over eighteen years of age at the time the Child Citizenship Act became effective, and as a result, a significant number of adoptees remain without citizenship and are potentially subject to deportation despite being raised by United States citizens; and WHEREAS, dozens of adoptees have been deported because they are not citizens, breaking up families and returning the adoptees to lands to which the adoptees LSB 2971HH (2) -1- dg/ko 1/3 H.R. have no cultural or social ties, including Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, El Salvador, India, Ireland, Haiti, Iran, Japan, Mexico, Panama, the Philippines, Russia, …
Sponsors
- Jon Dunwell (R, 38) · primary sponsor
- Brian Lohse (R, 45)
- Ryan Weldon (R, 41)
- Judd Lawler (R, 91)
- Shannon Latham (R, 55)
- Jason Gearhart (R, 64)
- Brent Siegrist (R, 19)
- Chad Ingels (R, 68)
- Mark Thompson (R, 56)
- David Blom (R, 52)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
- David Young (R, 28)
Latest actions
- : Resolution adopted. H.J. 855 .
- : Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25. H.J. 853 .
Subjects: adoptions, citizenship, resolutions-policy, resolutions
Common questions
- What is HR14?
- HR14 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A Resolution calling upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to support efforts to naturalize certain legally adopted children who were born outside the United States.
- What does HR14 do?
- In its own words: A Resolution calling upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to support efforts to naturalize certain legally adopted children who were born outside the United States.
- What is the status of HR14?
- Passed both chambers as of March 27, 2025. Latest action: Resolution adopted. H.J. 855 . (March 27, 2025).
- Who sponsored HR14?
- Jon Dunwell (R, 38), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HR14?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HR+0014&ga=91
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