A concurrent 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.
This concurrent resolution (HCR 7) urges the U.S. President and Congress to support efforts granting citizenship to internationally adopted children who were over 18 when the 2000 Child Citizenship Act took effect. It specifically targets adoptees born abroad who were excluded from automatic citizenship under that law, despite being raised in the U.S. by American citizens. The resolution calls for passage of the Adoptee Citizenship Act, which would provide citizenship to these individuals, removing barriers they face in accessing banking, voting, education, and other services. It does not create new law but expresses Iowa's support for federal action to resolve this citizenship gap.
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Introduced Mar 12, 2025
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Resolution filed, laid over under Rule 25.
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adam Zabner
DDemocratic
P
Aime Wichtendahl
DDemocratic
P
Amy Nielsen
DDemocratic
P
Barb Kniff McCulla
RRepublican
P
Brent Siegrist
RRepublican
P
Brett Barker
RRepublican
P
Brian Lohse
RRepublican
P
Chad Ingels
RRepublican
P
David Blom
RRepublican
P
David Young
RRepublican
P
Heather Matson
DDemocratic
P
Jason Gearhart
RRepublican
P
Jennifer Konfrst
DDemocratic
P
Jennifer Smith
RRepublican
P
Jon Dunwell
RRepublican
P
Judd Lawler
RRepublican
P
Kenan Judge
DDemocratic
P
Lindsay James
DDemocratic
P
Mark Thompson
RRepublican
P
Megan Srinivas
DDemocratic
P
Norlin Mommsen
RRepublican
P
Ryan Weldon
RRepublican
P
Shannon Latham
RRepublican
P
Tom Gerhold
RRepublican
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