Scope: Federal
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: June 4, 2024
S. 4448, the Adoptee Citizenship Act of 2024, was introduced in the Senate to extend automatic U.S. citizenship to certain individuals adopted from abroad by U.S. citizen parents who did not acquire citizenship under existing law. The bill was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary on June 4, 2024.
Constitutional basis: Ordinary use of Congress's Article I naturalization power, but the bill remains in committee with no enactment outcome yet.