Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act
Summary
Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act This bill revises various provisions regarding international child abduction, including to increase the maximum term of imprisonment from 3 years to 10 years for retaining a child outside the United States with intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2022
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Dec 21, 2022
Last action Dec 21, 2022
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Dec 21, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Dec 21, 2022
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
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