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HR 2396 103th Congress House

Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993

Official title: To increase access of State child support enforcement agencies to certain financial information of noncustodial parents, and to encourage States to improve the… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To increase access of State child support enforcement agencies to certain financial information of noncustodial parents, and to encourage States to improve their enforcement of child support obligations.

Introduced: October 13, 1993 See on congress.gov
Families Bank recordsChild healthChild supportCivil actions and liability
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Collection of accountsComputer networksCongressional reporting requirementsConsumer creditDamagesDental careFinance and Financial SectorFines (Penalties)GarnishmentGovernment paperworkHealthHealth insuranceInformation networksInformation servicesLiability (Law)
This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 1993
See H.R.2264.
Jul 1, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.
Jun 16, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jun 10, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 10, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Jun 10, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1480)
Jun 10, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 10, 1993

See H.R.2264.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993 - Makes depository institutions not liable under any Federal or State law to any person for disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such individual. Prohibits such an agency from disclosing such a record for any other purpose and provides for civil damages for unauthorized disclosures.

Amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to permit credit reporting agencies to grant access to certain consumer reports to a State child support enforcement agency that is seeking to establish, modify, or enforce a child support obligation against the consumer.

Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) require State laws to provide for the use of procedures requiring child support orders to provide for coverage of the health care costs of the child in accordance with State guidelines; (2) include under the incentive payments program any dependent medical insurance coverage which is provided due to the successful application of such procedures; (3) direct HHS' Office of Child Support Enforcement to report to the Congress annually on State compliance with specified standards establishing time limits for State response to certain child support assistance requests; (4) require States to assess a penalty against any employer who fails to make timely payment of withheld wages to pay child support obligations of an employee; and (5) direct the Office to develop a national parent locator network which would build on comprehensive statewide child support enforcement systems to allow States to carry out specified parent locator activities.

Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to study and report to specified congressional committees on how the successful efforts of States in enforcing obligations of absent parents to pay (and obtain medical insurance coverage with respect to) the health and dental expenses of their children should be rewarded through an incentive payments program.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2396: Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1993. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2396/
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