---
type: "Bill"
title: "Memorials, Congress - Urges the President of the United States and the United States Congress to enact legislation securing the citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals. -"
description: "Memorials, Congress - Urges the President of the United States and the United States Congress to enact legislation securing the citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals. -"
jurisdiction: "us/states/tn"
legislature: "Tennessee General Assembly"
session: "111"
identifier: "SJR 832"
citation: "Tennessee SJR 832 (111)"
classification: ["joint resolution"]
subjects: ["Memorials", "Congress"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Haile"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 26
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-01-29"
last_action: "2020-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/706a9c6a-84cf-4c2e-a6a7-a8c72f34f4ab"
source_url: "http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SJR0832&GA=111"
source_hash: "46baa594fde7e9ad47a1d7fd7de961db9878865a4c9c1813c72e3cff7b83f247"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tn"]
---

# Tennessee SJR 832 (111) — Memorials, Congress - Urges the President of the United States and the United States Congress to enact legislation securing the citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals. -

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Current Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/111/Bill/SJR0832.pdf)

## Votes

- SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 2/18/2020 Passed (2) — **9–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE STATE COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 5/27/2020 (2) — **0–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 6/8/2020 Passed (1) — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 2/24/2020 Passed (1) — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee 3/10/2020 (3) — **0–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Haile — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-01-29** Filed for introduction `reading-1, introduction`
- **2020-01-30** Introduced, Passed on First Consideration `introduction`
- **2020-02-06** Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, & Means Committee
- **2020-02-11** Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 2/18/2020
- **2020-02-18** Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee
- **2020-02-20** Placed on Senate Consent Calendar 2 for 2/24/2020
- **2020-02-24** Adopted, Ayes 30, Nays 0 `passage`
- **2020-02-25** Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- **2020-02-27** Ref. to State Committee `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-28** Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-04** Placed on s/c cal Departments & Agencies Subcommittee for 3/10/2020
- **2020-03-10** Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-11** Placed on cal. State Committee for 3/17/2020
- **2020-03-17** Meeting Canceled
- **2020-05-20** Placed on cal. State Committee for 5/27/2020
- **2020-05-27** Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-05-28** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/29/2020
- **2020-05-29** Action def. in Calendar & Rules Committee to 6/5/2020
- **2020-06-03** Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/4/2020
- **2020-06-04** H. Placed on Consent Calendar for 6/8/2020
- **2020-06-08** Concurred, Ayes 94, Nays 0, PNV 0 `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Signed by H. Speaker
- **2020-06-10** Signed by Senate Speaker
- **2020-06-10** Enrolled and ready for signatures
- **2020-06-11** Transmitted to Governor for action.
- **2020-06-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/706a9c6a-84cf-4c2e-a6a7-a8c72f34f4ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Tennessee legislature records).