Chambana Sun

The following actions were taken on March 19 in the House on House bill HJR24 ("citizenship-u.s. adoptees"): "Adopted Both Houses", "Resolution Adopted", "Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval", "Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions", "Approved for Consideration Assignments", "Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Cristina Castro" and "Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Antonio Muñoz".

The bill, as it was introduced in the House by Rep. Theresa Mah (D-2) on Jan. 31, "supports, as a civil right, automatic citizenship to all qualifying children adopted by a U" and "s," according to the General Assembly website.

The following senators co-sponsored the bill: Scott M. Bennett (D-52), Cristina Castro (D-22), Antonio Muñoz (D-1), Robert Peters (D-13), Martin A. Sandoval (D-11) and Ram Villivalam (D-8).

The following house representatives also co-sponsored the bill: Jaime M. Andrade, Jr. (D-40), Luis Arroyo (D-3), Kelly M. Burke (D-36), Jonathan Carroll (D-57), Deb Conroy (D-46), Terra Costa Howard (D-48), Fred Crespo (D-44), John C. D'Amico (D-15), Mary Edly-Allen (D-51), Sara Feigenholtz (D-12), Robyn Gabel (D-18), Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-17), LaToya Greenwood (D-114), Will Guzzardi (D-39), Elizabeth Hernandez (D-24), Yehiel M. Kalish (D-16), Stephanie A. Kifowit (D-84), Camille Y. Lilly (D-78), Robert Martwick (D-19), Anna Moeller (D-43), Bob Morgan (D-58), Michelle Mussman (D-56), Aaron M. Ortiz (D-1), Diane Pappas (D-45), Delia C. Ramirez (D-4), Nicholas K. Smith (D-34), Keith P. Sommer (R-88), Karina Villa (D-49), Celina Villanueva (D-21), Ann M. Williams (D-11), Kathleen Willis (D-77), Sam Yingling (D-62), Linda Chapa LaVia (D-83) and Melissa Conyears-Ervin (D-10).

The table below shows a history of actions for this bill through March 19.