H.R.4603 - Haitian Orphan Placement Effort Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand the humanitarian parole policy announced on January 18, 2010, to children legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti prior to the earthquake on January 12, 2010, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)

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  • Official: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to expand the humanitarian parole policy announced on January 18, 2010, to children legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the Government of Haiti prior to the earthquake on January 12, 2010, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Short: Haitian Orphan Placement Effort Act as introduced.
  • Short: HOPE Act as introduced.

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2/4/2010--Introduced.Haitian Orphan Placement Effort Act or the HOPE Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on January 18, 2010, so as to apply it on a case-by-case basis to children who were leg
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2/4/2010--Introduced.Haitian Orphan Placement Effort Act or the HOPE Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand the humanitarian parole policy for certain Haitian orphans announced on January 18, 2010, so as to apply it on a case-by-case basis to children who were legally confirmed as orphans eligible for intercountry adoption by the government of Haiti before January 12, 2010. Authorizes the placement of Haitian children granted humanitarian parole into the United States in an unaccompanied refugee minor program if a suitable family member is not available to provide care.

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11/23/10
Ideas, Observations, & Mental Machinations: THE DREAM ACT, THE ...

I suspect it will look a lot like H.R. 4603, the Haitian Orphan Placement Effort Act, or HOPE Act. which was introduced by Republican Representative Peter Hoekstra of Michigan, along with 21 cosponsors. H.R. 4603 was introduced in ...

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10/25/10
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What did you people think was happening in 2008 when Chris Dodd and another were going nuts trying to amend what was then House Bill H.R.4603? You didn't notice Progressives on then Senator Obamas website losing our minds promising not ...

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07/20/10
Rolling Over on Shirley Sherrod « SpeakEasy

I'm becoming more befuddled by the hour by this administration, we all should have stopped our "YES WE CAN" that damned day the vote for the bill, if I can rember 2 years ago the House Bill # was H.R. 4603, cannot quite recall, ...

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