International Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2009
Latest action · Sep 14, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
International Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2009 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office on International Child Abductions which shall be headed by the Ambassador at Large for International Child Abductions.
States that Ambassador at Large shall be a principal adviser to the President and the Secretary of State regarding matters of international child abduction and refusals of rights of access. Authorizes the Ambassador at Large to represent the United States in such diplomatic matters and international forums.
States that the primary responsibilities of the Ambassador at Large shall be to: (1) promote measures to prevent the international abduction of children from the United States; (2) advocate on behalf of abducted children whose habitual residence is the United States; (3) assist left-behind parents in the resolution of abduction or refusal of access cases; and (4) advance mechanisms to prevent and resolve cases of international child abduction.
Directs the President to: (1) annually review the status of unresolved cases in each foreign country to determine whether the government has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation, and if so, designate such country as a Country With a Pattern of Noncooperation; (2) notify the appropriate congressional committees of such designation; and (3) take specified presidential or commensurate actions to bring about a cessation of noncooperation.
Sets forth consultation, notification, and reporting requirements for the President and the Secretary.
Prohibits judicial review of any presidential determination or agency action under this Act.
Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President, respectively, in determining whether a country engages in a pattern of gross human right violations for purposes of assistance considerations, to consider whether such country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access, or has failed to undertake serious efforts to locate children abducted to such country.
Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to consider for tariff preference purposes whether a country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access.
Amends the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 to require, for issuance of a passport for a child under 14 years old living outside the United States, that the person executing the passport application provides documentary evidence that such person is a U.S. citizen, has joint custody over the child, and is executing such application outside the United States.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2009 to Nov 15, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Original | Jul 16, 2009 |
| R-SC | Bob Inglis | Original | Jul 16, 2009 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Jul 16, 2009 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Jul 16, 2009 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Jul 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Jul 16, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 16, 2009 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Daniel B. Maffei | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| R-MO | Jo Ann Emerson | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Sep 30, 2009 | |
| R-IN | Mark E. Souder | Sep 30, 2009 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2009 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2009 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2009 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 14, 2009 | |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Sep 14, 2009 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2009 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Sep 14, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
- Jul 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2009Referred to House Foreign Affairs
- Jul 16, 2009Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
- Jul 16, 2009Referred to House Ways and Means
- Jul 16, 2009Referred to House Financial Services
- Jul 16, 2009Referred to House Judiciary
- Jul 16, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H270 | Pete Olson R-TX | Jan 21, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- International Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against children
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Multilateral development programs
- Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment
- Sanctions
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Tariffs
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2009Introduced in House
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