,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #bd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,january #ad1 #bjac  
,mrs4 ,bachmann 7for herself1 ,ms4      
,bass1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,ms4 ,jackson 
,lee1 ,mr4 ,burgess1 ,mr4 ,tiberi1 ,mr4 
,brady of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,nunnelee1 ,mr4  
,franks of ,arizona1 ,mr4 ,aderholt1    
,mr4 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,huizenga of         
,michigan1 and ,mr4 ,palazzo7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
deep disappointment of the ,house of    
,representatives in the enactment by the
 ,russia ,government of a law ending    
inter-country adoptions of ,russian     
children by ,united ,states citizens and
 urging the ,russia ,government to      
reconsider the law and prioritize the   
processing of inter-country adoptions   
involving parentless ,russian children  
who were already matched with ,united   
,states families before the enactment of
 the law4  ,whereas ,united ,nations    

,children's ,fund 7,,unicef7 estimates  
that there are #gdj1jjj children in     
,russia living without parental care2   
,whereas the ,ministry of ,science and  
,education of ,russia estimates that    
#aaj1jjj children live in state         
institutions in ,russia2 ,whereas the   
number of adoptions by ,russian families
 is modest1 with only #g1djj domestic   
adoptions in #bjaa compared with #c1djj 
adoptions of ,russian children by       
families abroad2 ,whereas1 on ,december 
#bh1 #bjab1 ,russian ,federation        
,president ,vladimir ,putin signed into 
law legislation entitled 8,on ,measures 
,concerning the ,implementation of      
,government ,policy on ,orphaned        
,children and those without ,parental   
,care01 which includes language that    
permanently bans adoptions of ,russian  
children by ,united ,states citizens2   
,whereas a spokesman for ,president     
,putin1 ,dmitry ,peskov1 announced that 
the law is to take effect on ,january   
#a1 #bjac1 thereby abrogating the       

bilateral agreement between ,russia and 
the ,united ,states that entered into   
force on ,november #a1 #bjab1 and       
requires both countries to provide one  
year notice of intent to terminate the  
agreement2 ,whereas #df1 and possibly   
more1 inter-country adoptions of        
,russian children by ,united ,states    
families have already received a final  
adoption decree from the ,russia        
judicial system1 and hundreds of other  
,united ,states families are in the     
process of adopting ,russian children2  
,whereas ,united ,nations ,children's   
,fund released a statement urging the   
,russia ,government to ensure that 8the 
current plight of the many ,russian     
children in institutions receives       
priority attention0 and that the ,russia
 ,government consider alternatives to   
institutionalization including 8domestic
 adoption and inter-country adoption02  
,whereas the ,united ,nations1 the      
,hague ,conference on ,private          
,international ,law1 and other          

international organizations have        
recognized a child's right to a family  
as a basic human right worthy of        
protection2 ,whereas the ,christian     
,alliance for ,orphans reports that     
,united ,states families have opened    
their homes to more than #agi1jjj       
orphans from overseas in the last #bj   
years2 ,whereas after ,china and        
,ethiopia1 ,russia is the third most    
popular country for ,united ,states     
citizens who adopt internationally2     
,whereas adoption1 both domestic and    
international1 is an important child    
protection tool and an integral part of 
child welfare best practices around the 
world1 along with prevention of         
abandonment and family reunification2   
and ,whereas more than #fj1jjj          
,russia-born children have found safe1  
permanent1 and loving homes with ,united
 ,states families over the last two     
decades3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that  
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
affirms that all children deserve a     

permanent1 protective family2  7#b7     
values the long tradition of the ,united
 ,states and ,russia ,governments       
working together to find permanent homes
 for unparented children2  7#c7         
disapproves of the ,russia law ending   
inter-country adoptions of ,russian     
children by ,united ,states citizens    
because it primarily harms vulnerable   
and voiceless children2 and  7#d7       
strongly urges the ,russia ,government  
to reconsider the law on humanitarian   
grounds1 in consideration of the        
well-being of parentless ,russian       
children awaiting a loving and permanent
 family1 and prioritize the processing  
of inter-country adoptions of ,russian  
children by ,united ,states citizens    
that were initiated before the enactment
 of the law4