S. 1300: Adoptive Family Relief Act
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S. 1300: Adoptive Family Relief Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-12 · Immigration · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-70.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-70. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Adoptive Family Relief Act
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Adoptive Family Relief Act (Sec. 2) 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.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 21 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1300, Adoptive Family Relief Act (2015-10-08)
Cosponsors on this site
Ron Johnson (R-WI), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Cornyn (R-TX), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Patty Murray (D-WA)
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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
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1300.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s1300 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114