HR 1755 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Child Custody Protection Act

Introduced Apr 10, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 20, 2004 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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. IntroducedApr 10, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor across a State line to obtain an abortion and thereby abridging the right of a parent under a law in force in the State where the minor resides requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision. Makes an exception if the abortion was necessary to save the life of the minor.

Specifies that neither the minor transported nor her parent may be prosecuted or sued for a violation of this Act.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution for, or to a civil action based on, such a violation that the defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the parental consent or notification or judicial authorization that would have been required had the abortion been performed in the State where the minor resides, took place.

Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation to obtain appropriate relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis who has care and control of the minor, and with whom the minor regularly resides, who is designated by such law as a person to whom notification, or from whom consent, is required.

Cosponsors 110

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 10, 2003 to Sep 9, 2004; 67 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-KYAnne M. NorthupOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MICandice S. MillerOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-VAEdward L. SchrockOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-VAEric CantorOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-ILHenry J. HydeOriginalApr 10, 2003
D-MNJames L. OberstarOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalApr 10, 2003
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-LAJim McCreryOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-KSJim RyunOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-NELee TerryOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-GAMac CollinsOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-COMarilyn N. MusgraveOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartOriginalApr 10, 2003
D-ARMarion BerryOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-WIMark GreenOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalApr 10, 2003
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-INMike PenceOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MIMike RogersOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-GANathan DealOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-CARichard W. PomboOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-AZRick RenziOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-OHRob PortmanOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-KYRon LewisOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MORoy BluntOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-INSteve BuyerOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-IASteve KingOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-TXTom DeLayOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalApr 10, 2003
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalApr 10, 2003
R-SDWilliam J. JanklowOriginalApr 10, 2003
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalApr 10, 2003
D-TXCharles W. StenholmMay 15, 2003
R-FLCliff StearnsMay 15, 2003
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloMay 15, 2003
R-MNGil GutknechtMay 15, 2003
R-AZJ. D. HayworthMay 15, 2003
R-MNJohn KlineMay 15, 2003
R-INJohn N. HostettlerMay 15, 2003
R-ILJohn ShimkusMay 15, 2003
R-FLKatherine HarrisMay 15, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiMay 15, 2003
R-MIPeter HoekstraMay 15, 2003
R-NCRichard BurrMay 15, 2003
R-MSRoger F. WickerMay 15, 2003
R-NJScott GarrettMay 15, 2003
R-WIThomas E. PetriMay 15, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsMay 15, 2003
R-OKTom ColeMay 15, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesMay 15, 2003
R-TNZach WampMay 15, 2003
R-VAJ. Randy ForbesMay 21, 2003
R-MIThaddeus G. McCotterMay 21, 2003
R-INChris ChocolaJun 4, 2003
R-OHMichael R. TurnerJun 25, 2003
R-SCJ. Gresham BarrettJul 25, 2003
R-FLMark FoleyJul 25, 2003
R-LADavid VitterSep 9, 2003
D-KYKen LucasSep 9, 2003
R-ALTerry EverettSep 30, 2003
R-MIDave CampOct 7, 2003
R-ILPhilip M. CraneOct 17, 2003
R-SCJim DeMintFeb 24, 2004
R-KYHarold RogersMar 3, 2004
R-TXPete SessionsMar 16, 2004
R-AZTrent FranksApr 22, 2004
D-GAJim MarshallJun 2, 2004
R-ALMike RogersJun 23, 2004
R-MIVernon J. EhlersJul 7, 2004
R-CAWally HergerJul 7, 2004
R-PACurt WeldonJul 15, 2004
R-ALSpencer BachusJul 19, 2004
R-PABill ShusterJul 21, 2004
R-NCCharles H. TaylorSep 7, 2004
R-TXRandy NeugebauerSep 9, 2004

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Apr 10, 2003
Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee
Referred May 5, 2003Hearings Jul 20, 2004

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 20, 2004Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. May 5, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
  3. Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House
  4. Apr 10, 2003Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
—CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT80 pagesJudiciary CommitteeJul 20, 2004

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 851Child Custody Protection ActIdentical billJun 3, 2004

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions.
Short Titles as Introduced
Child Custody Protection Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 10, 2003Introduced in House

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