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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that an adopted alien who is less than 18 years of age may be considered a child under such Act if adopted with or after a sibling who is a child under such Act.

S. 1753Introduced Oct 20, 1999Policy area: Immigration
Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UT
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 5, 1999 — Held at the desk.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1753.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1753, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats

2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.

Sponsor’s state and district

Utah in Congress

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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.