HR 2688 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Bring Our Children Home Act

Introduced Jul 31, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Nick Lampson D-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 10, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJul 31, 2001
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Bring Our Children Home Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that a contestant may bring an action in district court to determine which of conflicting State court child custody determinations shall prevail.

Directs the Attorney General (AG) to establish a registry for all custody orders entered by State courts.

Authorizes law enforcement officers of a State or local government to hold, for no more than 24 hours, any child listed as missing for proper disposition under the latest valid custody determination.

Requires the Secretary of State to prepare a report on progress made by the United States in negotiating and entering into bilateral treaties relating to international child abduction with countries that are not contracting parties under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require information on each country's efforts to prohibit international child abduction.

Requires the AG to prepare a report describing the status of each case involving a request for extradition in cases involving international kidnaping by parents.

Cosponsors 105

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 31, 2001 to Sep 9, 2002; 102 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDAlbert Russell WynnOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TNBart GordonOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TNBob ClementOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-OKBrad CarsonOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-WABrian BairdOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-FLCarrie P. MeekOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-LAChristopher JohnOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-PACurt WeldonOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ORDarlene HooleyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-CADoug OseOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NDEarl PomeroyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.OriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-PAFrank MascaraOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXGene GreenOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAHoward L. BermanOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MIJames A. BarciaOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-OHJames A. Traficant Jr.OriginalJul 31, 2001
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CTJames H. MaloneyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-MNJim RamstadOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAJoe BacaOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MEJohn Elias BaldacciOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MAJohn F. TierneyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MAJohn W. OlverOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-PAJoseph M. HoeffelOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-FLKaren L. ThurmanOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXKen BentsenOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CALois CappsOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CALoretta SanchezOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-WIMark GreenOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXMartin FrostOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-WVNick J. Rahall IIOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-MINick SmithOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-HIPatsy T. MinkOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-PAPaul E. KanjorskiOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-PARobert A. BorskiOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-PARobert A. BradyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-GURobert A. UnderwoodOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ALRobert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr.OriginalJul 31, 2001
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-ILRod R. BlagojevichOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-WIRon KindOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MSRonnie ShowsOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NJRush HoltOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CASam FarrOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-MISander M. LevinOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-OHStephanie Tubbs JonesOriginalJul 31, 2001
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NYSteve IsraelOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-WIThomas M. BarrettOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-PATim HoldenOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-OHTom SawyerOriginalJul 31, 2001
D-CAZoe LofgrenSep 10, 2001
R-NJMarge RoukemaSep 12, 2001
D-CAMichael M. HondaSep 9, 2002

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jul 31, 2001
Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet Subcommittee
Referred Sep 10, 2001
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 31, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 10, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
  2. Jul 31, 2001Introduced in House
  3. Jul 31, 2001Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 28, United States Code, to give district courts of the United States jurisdiction over competing State custody determinations, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Bring Our Children Home Act

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 31, 2001Introduced in House

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