US Congress House Bill 1951 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on May 13 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-06-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit to Congress an Annual Report on International Child Abduction. Directs the Secretary to ensure that U.S. diplomatic and consular missions: (1) maintain a consistent reporting standard with respect to abduction or access cases, and (2) designate at least one official in each mission to assist U.S. parents who are visiting to resolve such cases. Directs the Secretary to seek to enter into a memorandum of understanding (an agreement between the United States and a country that is not a Convention country to resolve abduction and rights of access cases) with every country that is not a Convention country. Defines "Convention country" as a country other than the United States that has ratified, acceded, or succeeded to the Hague Abduction Convention and with respect to which the United States has entered into a reciprocal agreement pursuant to the Hague Abduction Convention. Provides that whenever the President determines that the government of a foreign country has failed to resolve an unresolved abduction or access case, or has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation, the President shall take one or more specified actions to promote resolution or cooperation.

Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. James Moran [D-VA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-06-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2013-05-15	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Unanimous Consent .
2013-05-15	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-05-13	House	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
2013-05-13	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2013-05-13	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2013-05-13	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2013-05-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2013-05-13	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2013-05-13	House	Referred 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.

HB3112 (Related) 2013-09-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1951/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1951/BILLS-113hr1951ih.pdf