HRES 467
101th Congress
House
International Affairs
Advice and consent of the Senate
Child support
Support of dependents
Treaties
Treaty-making power
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning maintenance obligations.
Introduced: September 18, 1990
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3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Sep 18, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 18, 1990
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should become a party to an international convention providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning maintenance obligations, such as child support.
Urges: (1) the Secretary of State to determine whether international conventions relevant to maintenance obligations are appropriate for U.S. ratification; (2) the President to promptly submit any such convention to the Senate for advice and consent; and (3) the Senate to act expeditiously with respect to any convention so submitted.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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