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Jul 15, 2014viewing Agreed to Senate Mr. Portman (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cochran, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Jul 15, 2014 Reported in Senate Mr. Portman (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. Wicker, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Cochran, and Mrs. Shaheen) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
Jul 15, 2014 Introduced in Senate Mr. Portman (for himself, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Ayotte, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Coats, Ms. Collins, Mr. Corker, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Donnelly, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Franken, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Hagan, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson of Wisconsin, Mr. King, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Markey, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. McCain, Mr. McConnell, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mr. Paul, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, and Mr. Wicker) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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Concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive parents.

From Reported in Senate to Agreed to Senate. 1 section amended between Reported in Senate and Agreed to Senate.

That the Senate—

(1)

affirms that all children deserve a safe, loving, and permanent family;

(2)

recognizes the importance of ensuring that international adoptions of all children are conducted in an ethical and transparent manner;

(3)

expresses concern over the impact on children and families caused by the current suspension of exit permit issuance within the Democratic Republic of Congo;

(4)

respectfully requests that the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo—

(A)

changed resume processing adoption cases and issuing exit permits via the Ministry of Gender and Family’s Interministerial Adoption Committee and General Directorate of ~~General~~ Migration;

(B)

prioritize the processing of intercountry adoptions which were initiated before the suspension; and

(C)

expedite the processing of those adoptions which involve medically fragile children; and

(5)

encourages continued dialogue and cooperation between the United States Department of State and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to improve the intercountry adoption process and ensure the welfare of all children adopted from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

S. Res. 502 — what changed

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