HR 1103 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act

Introduced Feb 16, 2017 Originated House Sponsor Suzan K. DelBene D-WA

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Latest action · Mar 23, 2017 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act

This bill requires that retired pay otherwise payable to a member of the uniformed services shall be paid by the military department concerned to another person to the extent expressly provided in a child abuse garnishment order. "Child abuse garnishment order" means a final court decree that provides for garnishment to enforce a judgment rendered against the member for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.

Cosponsors 33

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2017 to Apr 28, 2017; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-WADavid G. ReichertOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WADenny HeckOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-SDKristi L. NoemOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-PAPatrick MeehanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-WARick LarsenOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-TXTed PoeOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 16, 2017
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalFeb 16, 2017
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 17, 2017
D-MANiki TsongasFeb 17, 2017
D-NYBrian HigginsFeb 24, 2017
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterFeb 28, 2017
R-PAGlenn ThompsonFeb 28, 2017
D-RIJames R. LangevinFeb 28, 2017
D-MIDebbie DingellMar 6, 2017
D-PADwight EvansMar 6, 2017
D-WADerek KilmerMar 9, 2017
D-MOEmanuel CleaverMar 9, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyApr 28, 2017

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Feb 16, 2017
Military Personnel Subcommittee
Referred Mar 23, 2017

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 23, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
  2. Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House
  3. Feb 16, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1256)
  4. Feb 16, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1256Suzan K. DelBene D-WAFeb 16, 2017

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 28, February 16, 2017, page H1303.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2810National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018Related billDec 12, 2017

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for garnishment pursuant to a court order to satisfy a judgment against a retired member of the uniformed services for physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child.
Short Titles as Introduced
Child Abuse Accountability Enhancement Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 16, 2017Introduced in House

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