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H.R. 2922: Adoptive Family Relief Act

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H.R. 2922: Adoptive Family Relief Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-25 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Adoptive Family Relief Act

Plain summary

Adoptive Family Relief Act This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to declare that if an immigrant visa was issued on or after March 27, 2013, for a child who has been lawfully adopted, or who is coming to the United States to be adopted, by a U.S. citizen, any statutory immigrant visa fees relating to a renewal or replacement of such visa may be waived or refunded if: the child was unable to use the original immigrant visa during the period of its validity as a direct result of extraordinary circumstances, including the denial of an exit permit; and such inability was attributable to factors beyond the control of the adopting parent or parents.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Adoptive Family Relief Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] · 63 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), André Carson (D-IN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Roger Williams (R-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Seth Moulton (D-MA) and 3 more.

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Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2922 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114