A bill to grant an alien child adopted by an unmarried U.S. citizen the same immigrant status as an alien child adopted by a U.S. citizen and his spouse.
Public Law 94-155 · H.R. 568 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Dec 16, 1975 · Immigration
Sponsor: Rep. Edward Koch (D-NY-18)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Grants, under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the imigrant status of immediate relative to qualified alien children adopted by an unmarried United States citizens, provided the unmarried citizen is at least 25 years of age.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 16, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-155.
- Dec 8, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 4, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 3, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Dec 2, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Nov 20, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Apr 22, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Apr 21, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Mar 26, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Jan 14, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.