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HR 3248 102th Congress House

To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should become a…

Official title: To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congres… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning such maintenance obligations.

Introduced: March 17, 1992 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Advice and consent of the SenateAlimonyChild supportCrime and Law EnforcementTreaties
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 5, 1992
Executive Comment Received from State.
Oct 23, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Aug 12, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Aug 2, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 2, 1991
Introduced in House
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Executive Comment Received from State.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Grants the consent of the Congress for States to enter into agreements with foreign governments relating to the recognition and enforcement of court-ordered spousal or child support maintenance obligations.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of State should examine specified international conventions relating to such obligations to determine whether they are appropriate for ratification by the United States; and (2) the President should submit any appropriate convention to the Senate for ratification.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 17, 1992
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3248: To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning such maintenance obligations.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3248/
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"H.R. 3248: To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning such maintenance obligations.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3248/.
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H.R. 3248, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3248/.
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[H.R. 3248: To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning such maintenance obligations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-3248/)
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