WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Custody of children

H.R. 6307, The Fostering Connections to Success Act

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6307 would amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to assist children in foster care in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school....

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S. 3061, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3061 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons....

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H.R. 6096, The International Child Abduction Progress Reports Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6096 would require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress annual reports on the progress made by the United States in negotiating international agreements relating to international child abduction with countries that are not contracting parties to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction....

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H.R. 6095, The International and Parental Child Abduction Remedies Assistance Act

Tue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6095 would implement certain measures to increase the effectiveness of international child abduction remedies....

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H.R. 6048, To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation

Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6048 would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation....

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H.R. 5745, To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of missing child for purposes of that Act

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5745 would amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of missing child for purposes of that Act....

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H.R. 3887, The William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $8.48

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3887 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and it would enhance measures to combat forced labor....

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H.R. 3395, The Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3395 would amend title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families....

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S. 1639, A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1639 would provide for comprehensive immigration reform....

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H.R. 2518, The Bring Our Children Home Act

Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

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

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H.R. 2188, The Kinship Caregiver Support Act

Mon, 07 May 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2188 would establish kinship navigator programs, and it would establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children....

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S. 1081, The Flat Tax Act of 2007

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1081 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income....

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S. 844, The Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 844 would provide for the protection of unaccompanied alien children....

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S. 661, The Kinship Caregiver Support Act

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 661 would establish kinship navigator programs and establish guardianship assistance payments for children....

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H.R. 1004, The Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1004 would authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members....

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H.R. 687, The Keeping Families Together Act of 2007

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 687 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children....

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S. 382, The Keeping Families Together Act

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 382 would amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children....

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S. 182, The Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 182 would authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members....

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H.R. 120, The ICARE Act

Thu, 04 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 120 would reform Federal procedures relating to intercountry adoption....

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S. 1197, The Violence Against Women Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $26.34

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1197 would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2006-2010 period for various programs in the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aim to reduce violent crimes against women and assist the victims of such crimes. In addition, the bill would permit DOJ to collect DNA samples from certain individuals who commit federal offenses....

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S. 119, The Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.06

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 00:00:00 EDT

S. 119 would change federal immigration procedures as they relate to certain unauthorized alien children under age 18 who are in the United States without a legal parent or guardian. This bill would authorize funding to establish a pilot program at three sites that would assign legal guardians to such children. The legislation also would provide free legal counsel for all children during their immigration proceedings....

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