Separation, Divorce, Custody, Support
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Safe Home Act of 2019 [HB-1389]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Makes unregulated custody transfers a form of child abuse and neglect under federal child-welfare law. Specifically, an unregulated custody transfer occurs when a child is placed with a non-relative or otherwise unfamiliar adult, with the intention of severing the parental or guardian relationship with the child, without reasonably ensuring the child's safety, and without legally transferring parental or guardian rights.The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to (1) report on the causes, effects, and prevalence of unregulated
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction. [SR-23]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Children and Youth ]
This resolution recognizes the Senate's observation of Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month in April 2019. It also urges the United States to lead in raising awareness about the devastating impact of international child abduction.
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SWIFT Act Surviving Widow(er) Income Fair Treatment Act of 2019 [S.345]
[Social Security ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
Modifies eligibility requirements and increases benefits for widows, widowers, and surviving divorced spouses under the Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits program. The bill makes widow and widower's benefits available to disabled individuals at any age, whereas currently the benefits are limited to such individuals between ages 50 to 60. Provisions reducing benefits in various instances, such as when a beneficiary is entitled to multiple types of benefits, shall not apply to widow and widower's benefits for individuals
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Keep Families Together Act [S.292]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Limits the separation of families at or near U.S. borders or ports of entry. The Departments of Homeland Security (DHS), Justice, and Health and Human Services shall not separate a child from a parent or legal guardian at a port of entry or within 100 miles of a U.S. border unless a state court terminates the parent or legal guardian's rights; a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or the child is determined to be a trafficking victim or at risk of becoming one, the accompanying adult
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Child Custody Protection Act of 2019 [S.194]
[Crime ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishes new criminal offenses related to the transportation of a minor across state lines for an abortion. Specifically, the bill makes it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across a state line to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, up to one year in prison, or both. The bill provides an exception
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Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [S.119]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creates new federal crimes related to transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion. It makes it a crime to knowingly transport a minor to another state to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. The bill prohibits an individual who has committed incest with a minor from knowingly transporting the minor across a state line to receive an abortion. Finally,
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North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act [HB-925]
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[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Animals ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Reauthorizes the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through FY2024.
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Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [HB-611]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Creates new federal crimes related to transporting a minor across state lines for an abortion. It makes it a crime to knowingly transport a minor to another state to obtain an abortion without satisfying a parental involvement law in the minor's resident state. A parental involvement law requires parental consent or notification, or judicial authorization, for a minor to obtain an abortion. The bill prohibits an individual who has committed incest with a minor from knowingly transporting the minor across a state line to receive an abortion. Finally,
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Keep Families Together Act [HB-541]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Limits the separation of families at or near U.S borders or ports of entry and imposes limits on the prosecution of asylum seekers. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) shall not separate a child from a legal guardian at a port of entry or within 100 miles of a U.S. border unless a state court terminates the legal guardian's rights; a state child welfare agency or court determines it is in the child's best interests to be removed; or the child is determined to be
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Amend the Code for Marriage Equality Act of 2019 [HB-94]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Mining ]
[Pensions ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Rights ]
[Veterans ]
Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), the Social Security Act (SSAct), and other federal laws to replace (1) references to "wife" or "husband" with references to "spouse"; and (2) references to "husband and wife" or "husband or wife" with references to "married couple" or " married person." For purposes of federal laws or regulations, "marriage" is defined as a legal union between two people as spouses. The bill eliminates a definition of "spouse" that refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife. Requirements concerning
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [S.3558]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
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Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act [HB-7047]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Child Trafficking Victims Protection and Welfare Act
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Central America Reform and Enforcement Act [S.3540]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Central America Reform and Enforcement Act
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Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018 Prevent Cruel Handling of Information Leading to Deportation Harm Act of 2018 [HB-7030]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Rights ]
Prevent CHILD Harm Act of 2018 Prevent Cruel Handling of Information Leading to Deportation Harm Act of 2018 This bill amends the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 to prevent the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from considering the immigration status of a proposed custodian when determining whether to place an unaccompanied alien child with such person. The Department of Homeland Security may not use information provided by an unaccompanied alien child or information initially obtained by
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Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 [HB-7026]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their
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Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 [S.3436]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Women's Pension Protection Act of 2018 This bill amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to: (1) extend spousal consent requirements that currently apply to defined benefit pension plans to defined contribution pension plans, and (2) allow certain long-term part-time workers to participate in pension plans that include either a qualified cash or deferred arrangement or a salary reduction agreement. Financial product or service providers who sell retirement financial products or services must provide purchasers of their
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018 [HB-6545]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
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Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Act [S.3263]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Humane Treatment of Migrant Children Act
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Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018 [HB-6304]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Reunifying Separated Families Act of 2018
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Protect Kids and Parents Act [HB-6195]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
Protect Kids and Parents Act