HRES-915 : Still Just a Bill

This resolution urges Ukraine to resume allowing certain U.S. citizens to adopt and to receive pre-adoptive placements of Ukrainian children. Specifically, the resolution: 

  • recommends Ukraine consider, as particularly urgent, cases where prospective U.S. parents have completed Ukraine's adoption process and received approval prior to the suspension of adoptions by non-Ukrainians on March 13, 2022; 
  • recommends that, in cases where Ukrainian children had already been placed in hosting programs, prospective U.S. parents be allowed to initiate the adoption process; and 
  • recommends that prospective U.S. parents be allowed to apply to receive, in a pre-adoptive placement, Ukrainian children that previously participated in hosting programs and that have an uncertain legal status regarding adoption.
 

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2024-11-21FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2024-11-21VoteOn motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 372 - 6 (Roll no. 478). (text: 11/20/2024 CR H6135-6136)House floor actions
2024-11-21FloorConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6168-6169)House floor actions
2024-11-20FloorAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.House floor actions
2024-11-20FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 915.House floor actions
2024-11-20FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6135-6138)House floor actions
2024-11-20FloorMr. Moylan moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.House floor actions
2023-12-06IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.House floor actions
2023-12-06IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress