HR 262 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Child Support Enforcement Act

Introduced Jan 8, 2003 Originated House Sponsor Christopher Cox R-CA

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Latest action · Jan 27, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 8, 2003
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Support Enforcement Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (relating to the deduction for bad debts) to allow a custodial parent to claim unpaid child support payments as a deduction.

Bars a delinquent debtor from filing an amended return in any subsequent year to reflect the subsequent payment of unpaid child support.

Includes unpaid child support in the gross income of the delinquent debtor.

Prohibits any discrepancy between the tax returns of a custodial parent and a delinquent debtor concerning whether a child support payment has been made from serving as a basis for selecting an individual's tax return for general audit.

Cosponsors 54

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 8, 2003 to Jul 25, 2003; 47 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CABob FilnerOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-FLCorrine BrownOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-INDan BurtonOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CADavid DreierOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CADoug OseOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-NYJack QuinnOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-MIJoe KnollenbergOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalJan 8, 2003
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAJuanita Millender-McDonaldOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-ILLane EvansOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NYMajor R. OwensOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-PAMichael F. DoyleOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-INMike PenceOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-OHPaul E. GillmorOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-INPeter J. ViscloskyOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-CARichard W. PomboOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalJan 8, 2003
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalJan 8, 2003
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Mar 31, 2003
R-MNJohn KlineJun 4, 2003
R-LADavid VitterJun 12, 2003
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterJul 9, 2003
D-MDChris Van HollenJul 25, 2003
D-COMark UdallJul 25, 2003
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettJul 25, 2003

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Jan 8, 2003
Work and Welfare Subcommittee
Referred Jan 27, 2003

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 27, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
  2. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House
  3. Jan 8, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 127Child Support Enforcement ActIdentical billJan 9, 2003

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To allow a custodial parent a bad debt deduction for unpaid child support payments, and to require a parent who is chronically delinquent in child support to include the amount of the unpaid obligation in gross income.
Short Titles as Introduced
Child Support Enforcement Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 8, 2003Introduced in House

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