House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-279
Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000
Became law on Oct 6, 2000.
Sponsor: Rep. Benjamin Gilman R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 22, 1999
- Committee actionMar 22, 2000
- Passed HouseJul 18, 2000 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 27, 2000 · by unanimous consent
- Resolving differencesSep 18, 2000
- To the PresidentSep 26, 2000
- Became lawOct 6, 2000
Latest action: Oct 6, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-279.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2909.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2909, Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000” on April 7, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 22, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 7, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12187
- CBO publication date
- April 7, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2909, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ebbc02b7538bf550b6e01028b710eaeb6c7ff8ac755edf657cb6277d9f28498
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2909, Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000” on September 27, 2000. CBO’s description reads “Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on September 20, 2000”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 27, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/12682
- CBO publication date
- September 27, 2000
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2909, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ebbc02b7538bf550b6e01028b710eaeb6c7ff8ac755edf657cb6277d9f28498
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 106-691 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Affairs Committee on June 23, 2000.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 23, 2000 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/106/HRPT/691
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2909, 106th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/2909
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4ebbc02b7538bf550b6e01028b710eaeb6c7ff8ac755edf657cb6277d9f28498
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
51 cosponsors — 20 Republicans, 31 Democrats
31 of 51 cosponsors (61%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), James Barcia (D-MI), Bill Barrett (R-NE), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Howard Berman (D-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Dan Burton (R-IN), Dave Camp (R-MI), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Michael Castle (R-DE), John Cooksey (R-LA), Jim Davis (D-FL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Phil English (R-PA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Mark Foley (R-FL), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Martin Frost (D-TX), Samuel Gejdenson (D-CT), James Greenwood (R-PA), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Steve Horn (R-CA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Benjamin Gilman.
- H.R. 1883 (106th) Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000
- H.R. 1143 (106th) Microenterprise for Self-Reliance and International Anti-Corruption Act of 2000
- H.R. 432 (106th) To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center.
- H.R. 5239 (106th) Export Administration Modification and Clarification Act of 2000
- H.R. 20 (106th) Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River Mongaup Visitor Center Act of 1999
- H.R. 4919 (106th) Security Assistance Act of 2000
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.