Topic

Separation, divorce, custody, support

320 bills on this subject

Filed across 10 Congresses, from the 109th to the 119th, and most in the 116th at 63. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 109th to 119th
32 bills in the 111th Congress. Showing 1–30, newest first. Every Congress
Bill Title Status Latest action
HCONRES 85 Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. April 2, 2009
HR 4469 To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote . July 15, 2010
HR 3487 International Parental Child Abduction Deterrence Act Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. September 14, 2009
HR 3404 Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. July 31, 2009
HR 3293 Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149. August 4, 2009
HR 3288 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-117. December 16, 2009
HR 3240 International Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. September 14, 2009
HR 2979 Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. June 18, 2010
HR 2783 Elimination of the Single Parent Tax Act of 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. June 9, 2009
HR 2723 To amend the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption to allow an individual otherwise ineligible to travel outside the United States to do so for employment purposes to pay child support arrearages, and for other purposes. Referred to House Foreign Affairs June 4, 2009
HR 2702 Suspend Brazil GSP Act Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. June 4, 2009
HR 2410 Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. June 22, 2009
HR 2267 Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement Act Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398. November 30, 2010
HR 2244 Single Parent Protection Act of 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. May 5, 2009
HR 1105 Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-8. March 11, 2009
HR 634 Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. June 12, 2009
HR 610 Jane's Law Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. March 16, 2009
HR 598 To provide for a portion of the economic recovery package relating to revenue measures, unemployment, and health. Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Ways and Means, H. Rept. 111-8, Part II. January 28, 2009
HR 1 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-5. February 17, 2009
HRES 1326 Calling on the Government of Japan to address the urgent problem of abduction to and retention of United States citizen children in Japan, to work closely with the Government of the United States to return these children to their custodial parent or to the original jurisdiction for a custody determination in the United States, to provide left-behind parents immediate access to their children, and to adopt without delay the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. September 29, 2010
HRES 125 Calling on Brazil in accordance with its obligations under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to obtain, as a matter of extreme urgency, the return of Sean Goldman to his father David Goldman in the United States; urging the governments of all countries that are partners with the United States to the Hague Convention to fulfill their obligations to return abducted children to the United States; and recommending that all other nations, including Japan, that have unresolved international child abduction cases join the Hague Convention and establish procedures to promptly and equitably address the tragedy of international child abductions. The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. March 11, 2009
S 3848 Strengthen and Vitalize Enforcement of Child Support (SAVE Child Support) Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. September 28, 2010
S 3686 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 504. August 2, 2010
S 3676 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2011 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 496. July 29, 2010
S 1859 Child Support Protection Act of 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. October 22, 2009
S 1391 Department of Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Held at the desk. July 30, 2009
S 1390 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 Held at the desk. July 28, 2009
S 1309 Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. June 19, 2009
S 1179 Child Custody Protection Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. June 4, 2009
S 741 Flat Tax Act of 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4065-4070) March 30, 2009

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.