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106th Congress > House > Vote 829
Clerk session vote number: 221
Sponsor: CHABOT, Steve (R-OH)
Description: Urging Compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction
Bill summary: Urges all contracting parties to the Hague Convention: (1) particularly Austria, Germany and Sweden, to comply fully with their international obligations; (2) to ensure their compliance by enacting effective implementing legislation and educating their judicial and law enforcement authorities; (3) to honor their commitments and return abducted or wrongfully retained children to their place of habitual residence without reaching the merits of any underlying custody dispute and to remove
obstacles to the exercise of parental access rights; and (4) to further educate their central authority and local law enforcement authorities regarding the Convention, the severity of the problem of international child abduction, and the need for immediate action when a parent of an abducted child seeks their assistance. Urges the Secretary of State to disseminate to all Federal and State courts the Department of State's annual report to Congress on Convention compliance and related matters.
Bill titles: Urging compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
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