House Resolution 588 passed unanimously today. I don't know much about US politics, but BEB and the US Adoptive families have worked extremely hard to get this bill passed. Without their hard work, our kids may never come home!
http://foreignaffairs.house.gov/press-release/chairman-royce-applauds-house-passage-congolese-adoption-legislation
"Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, applauded House passage of H. Res. 588,
which urges the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to
resume international adoptions, a suspension that has currently impacted hundreds of American families. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN), passed the Committee last month.
Specifically, the legislation requests that the Democratic Republic of
the Congo government resume issuing exit permits for all adopted
children and expedite the processing of those adoptions which involve
medically fragile children.
On the passage of H. Res. 588, Chairman Royce said: “Nearly
a thousand American families have been impacted by Congo’s suspension
of exit permits for children adopted by foreign parents. These
Congolese children are not allowed to leave the country to go to their
new homes, even though the parents have been officially declared the
legal guardians under Congolese law. The Weaver family in my
district is going through this very struggle. Despite approval from the
Congolese Court, the Weavers have been forced to wait for almost a year
while their daughter sits in an orphanage. This Congo adoption limbo
is breaking hearts across the country. In April, 170 Members of
Congress wrote and asked the DRC government to lift the exit permit
suspension. Today’s approval of H. Res. 588 sends another strong signal
to Congo that we need to unite these impacted families.” "
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