Child Custody Protection Act
Latest action · Feb 16, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 (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.
Protects from prosecution or civil liability the minor or the minor’s parents for violations of this Act.
Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place.
Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation of this Act to seek relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 16, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 8 | Child Custody Protection Act | Identical bill | Jan 24, 2005 |
| S 403 | Child Custody Protection Act | Identical bill | Sep 29, 2006 |
| HR 748 | Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act | Related bill | Jul 11, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
- Popular Titles
- Abortion bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Abortion
- Civil actions and liability
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal liability
- Families
- Fines (Penalties)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Guardian and ward
- Interstate commerce
- Law
- Parent and child
- Prosecution
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- State courts
- State laws
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 16, 2005Introduced in Senate
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