WashingtonWatch.com - H.R. 2518, The Bring Our Children Home Act

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Thu, 02 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2518 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies.

Detailed Summary

Bring Our Children Home Act - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of "missing child."

Requires the Attorney General to provide state and local law enforcement agencies with information for locating a child from a foreign country who has been abducted and is believed to be in the United States.

Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require state missing children reports to include a statement specifying whether a missing child is believed to have been taken outside of the United States.

Amends the International Child Abduction Remedies Act to provide funding for legal and technical assistance and training relating to international child abduction.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the efforts of foreign countries to prohibit international child abduction.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the cooperation of domestic and foreign airlines with the investigation of international child abduction cases.

Authorizes additional funds for the investigation and prosecution of international parental kidnapping and for the extradition of individuals from foreign countries to the United States for violations of child abduction laws.

Establishes a grant program to reimburse travel costs related to the return of abducted children to the United States.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Revision by webmaster (July 25, 2007, 01:00:00)

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2518 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies.

Detailed Summary

Bring Our Children Home Act - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of "missing child."

Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require state missing children reports to include a statement specifying whether a missing child is believed to have been taken outside of the United States.

Amends the International Child Abduction Remedies Act to provide funding for legal and technical assistance and training relating to international child abduction.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the efforts of foreign countries to prohibit international child abduction.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the cooperation of domestic and foreign airlines with the investigation of international child abduction cases.

Establishes a grant program to reimburse travel costs related to the return of abducted children to the United States.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Status as of July 24, 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

7/24/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Status as of July 24, 2007

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

7/24/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

Revision by webmaster (July 2, 2007, 01:00:00)

Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2518 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies.

Detailed Summary

Bring Our Children Home Act - Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of "missing child."

Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require state missing children reports to include a statement specifying whether a missing child is believed to have been taken outside of the United States.

Amends the International Child Abduction Remedies Act to provide funding for legal and technical assistance and training relating to international child abduction.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the Secretary of State to report to Congress on the efforts of foreign countries to prohibit international child abduction.

Requires the Secretary of Transportation to study and report to Congress on the cooperation of domestic and foreign airlines with the investigation of international child abduction cases.

Establishes a grant program to reimburse travel costs related to the return of abducted children to the United States.

Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 6/25/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Revision by webmaster (June 28, 2007, 01:00:00)

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2518 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Revision by webmaster (June 28, 2007, 01:00:00)

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2518 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies.

Detailed Summary

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Status of the Legislation

Latest Major Action: 6/25/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Points in Favor

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Points Against

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Status as of June 25, 2007

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

6/25/2007: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Status as of May 24, 2007

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

5/24/2007: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.