Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act
Summary
Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act This bill permits tribal child support enforcement agencies to access the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program to collect past-due child support payments from the federal tax refunds of noncustodial parents. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration to disclose certain tax return information to tribal child support enforcement agencies. Such information may be disclosed to establish and collect child support obligations from, and to locate, those individuals owing such obligations. It also permits the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse tribal agencies for certain reporting costs related to the Federal Parent Locator Service.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jul 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
House Passage
President
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Jul 16, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4860)
upper
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4860)
upper
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4860)
upper
Jul 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4860)
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Mar 2, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Thune
RRepublican
Co
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
Co
Steve Daines
RRepublican
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