Separation, Divorce, Custody, Support
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Strengthening Families for Success Act of 2020 [S.4844]
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[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the grant program to promote responsible fatherhood, to modernize the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 10/22/2020
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Disaster Relief ]
A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020
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A resolution to express the sense of the Senate on international parental child abduction. [SR-543]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
Condemns the international abduction of all children. Urges countries identified by the Department of State as noncompliant or demonstrating patterns of noncompliance with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to fulfill their commitment to implement the Convention. Calls on all countries: (1) to become a party to the Convention and institute measures to address cases of international parental child abduction, and (2) that have not become a party to the Convention to develop a mechanism for the resolution of cases
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Resolution Agreed To In Senate With An Amendment And An Amended Preamble By Voice Vote. (consideration: Cr S7403-7404; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S7403-7404) on 12/04/2012
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A resolution calling for the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States. [SR-477]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Calls on government officials and competent courts in Egypt to assist in the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kerry
Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3736-3737; Text As Passed Senate: Cr S3736) on 06/05/2012
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A resolution calling on all governments to assist in the safe return of children abducted from or wrongfully retained outside the country of their habitual residence. [SR-449]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[International ]
Calls on officials of all governments and the competent courts to assist in the safe return of all abducted and wrongfully retained children to the state of their habitual residence, including the return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Kerry
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text Of Measure As Intoduced: Cr S3046) on 05/09/2012
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Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 [S.3321]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry. Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry. Limits access to Registry information to eligible
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S4372) on 06/20/2012
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Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 [S.3295]
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[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Education ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Libraries ]
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for FY2013. Title I: Department of Labor - Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2013 - Makes appropriations for FY2013 to the Department of Labor for: (1) the Employment and Training Administration, including training and employment services; (2) the Office of the Job Corps; (3) community service employment for older Americans;
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Harkin. With Written Report No. 112-176. on 06/14/2012
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Child Support Protection Act of 2011 [S.195]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Social Security ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Child Support Protection Act of 2011 - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to repeal the exclusion from federal matching payments of any amounts expended by a state from child support incentive payments it has received from the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). (Thus reinstates federal matching of state spending of child support incentive payments.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S282) on 01/26/2011
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Child Custody Protection Act [S.167]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Crime ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit knowingly transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor's state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor's abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant reasonably believed that before
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 01/25/2011
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Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 [S.1426]
[Defense ]
[Immigration ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
[Elections ]
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[Military ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
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Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 - Transfers statutory responsibility for performing actuarial duties related to the Department of State's retirement systems from the Secretary of the Treasury to the Secretary of State (Secretary). Authorizes Department and Foreign Service special agents to investigate: (1) illegal passport or visa issuance or use, (2) Department-related identity theft and document fraud, and (3) federal offenses committed in the special maritime and territorial jurisdictions (nonmilitary) of the
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Kerry
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/27/2011
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Strengthen and Vitalize Enforcement of Child Support (SAVE Child Support) Act [S.1383]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Strengthen and Vitalize Enforcement of Child Support (SAVE Child Support) Act - Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to require states to adopt the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, including any amendments officially adopted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. Amends the federal judicial code with regard to full faith and credit for a child support order and continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the order. Declares that a court of a state
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/19/2011
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Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act [S.1241]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act - Amends the federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor child across a state line to obtain an abortion (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor’s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor. Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant: (1) reasonably
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S3974-3975) on 06/21/2011
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Calling for the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States. [HR-193]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
Calls on government officials and competent courts in Egypt to assist in the safe and immediate return of Noor and Ramsay Bower to the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Ms. Ros-lehtinen Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 12/31/2012
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Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021. [HCR-34]
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[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2012, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2013-FY2021. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2012-FY2021 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits (on-budget), (5) debt subject to limit, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY2012-FY2021.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Rejected In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 40 - 57. Record Vote Number: 77. (consideration: Cr S3331-3332) on 05/25/2011
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Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022. [HCR-112]
[Agriculture ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Energy ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Social Security ]
[Taxes ]
[Trade ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Small Business ]
[Children and Youth ]
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2013, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2014-FY2022. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY2013-FY2022 with respect to: (1) federal revenues, (2) new budget authority, (3) budget outlays, (4) deficits (on-budget), (5) debt subject to limit, and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY2013-FY2022.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Paul Ryan
Motion To Proceed To Consideration Of Measure Rejected In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 41 - 58. Record Vote Number: 98. on 05/16/2012
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American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2011 [HB-89]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) from approving a family-based immigration petition or fiance/fiancee nonimmigrant petition by a petitioner certified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) as owing child support arrearages. Authorizes the Secretary of Homeland Services to revoke a previously-approved petition (if a visa has not been issued or a status adjustment has not been effected) if such petition would not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Roscoe Bartlett
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration Policy And Enforcement. on 01/24/2011
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Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 [HB-6035]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2012 - Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and maintain an automated National Responsible Father Registry. Requires the Registry to: (1) contain specified kinds of information sufficient to identify a possible father, and (2) provide a mechanism for men to register such identifying information directly with the Registry. Limits access to Registry information to eligible
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Sponsored by: Rep. Karen Bass
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/09/2012
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Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012 [HB-6021]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents. Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/02/2012
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Jane's Law [HB-583]
[Crime ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Jane's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or a prison term of up to two years on any person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce to evade compliance with a court-ordered property distribution in a divorce proceeding involving more than $5,000. Requires payment of restitution equal to the total unpaid property distribution from any person convicted of evading payment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 02/14/2011
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To amend the Social Security Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to access the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration. [HB-5543]
[Taxes ]
[Social Security ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to access the National Directory of New Hires for purposes of tax administration.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/08/2012