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Hi everyone.  This is the latest on the child citizenship act.  It is being held up by a Senator. I am quoting from an email from a friend.  Please call this senator and ask him to lift his hold.  If this act passes it will be retroactive and will make Katie a citizen of the United States automatically. This will be VERY helpful to us.  If you are so inclined please forward this to your friends and ask for their help also.  THANKS SO MUCH!!  Amy The automatic naturalization (H.R.2883) passed the House on September 26, 2000 and was sent to the Senate Judiciary Committee where there is strong bipartisan support. In the Senate, this legislation is S.1485 The Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act. This landmark legislation on behalf of families adopting abroad is critical. Nearly 20,000 U.S. families adopt internationally each year. This legislation provides direct and immediate benefit to families. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) placed a hold on this bipartisan legislation (S. 1485) refusing to let it pass in the Senate. (As of Friday, October 6, 2000, the hold was still in place.) If this hold is not lifted — the bill will die. Tens of thousands of families will benefit from automatic naturalization. It would be a tragedy to come this close to passage to be stopped by one individual. Contact Senator Jack Reed and express your support of S.1485 and what it will mean to adoptive families. Ask Senator Reed to LIFT HIS HOLD on S.1485 immediately! For adoptive families who want to avoid the cost, effort and time involved with INS under the current naturalization process