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HR 2055 102th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Authorization Legal education Parental kidnapping

International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1991

Introduced: April 24, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Apr 24, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 24, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

International Parental Kidnapping Crime Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal criminal code to establish penalties for removing a child from, or retaining a child outside, the United States in order to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out (under the State Justice Institute Act of 1984) national, regional, and in-State training and educational programs dealing with criminal and civil aspects of interstate and international parental child abduction.

What's happening now June 7, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2