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HR 5179 103th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Arrest Child support Civil Service pensions Collection of accounts Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Entitlements Families Federal aid programs Federal employees Fines (Penalties) Garnishment Government lending Grants-in-aid Immigration Labor and Employment Law Licenses Passports

Child Support Reform Amendments Act of 1994

Introduced: October 5, 1994 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1994
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Oct 7, 1994
Received in the Senate.
Oct 7, 1994
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 1994
On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 7, 1994
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
Oct 7, 1994
Ms. Norton asked unanimous consent to discharge from committees and consider.
Oct 7, 1994
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H11297-11299)
Oct 7, 1994
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Oct 7, 1994
Committee on Government Operations discharged.
Oct 7, 1994
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service discharged.
Oct 7, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Oct 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.
Oct 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Oct 5, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Support Reform Amendments Act of 1994 - Amends Federal law to require a Federal agency to comply with a child support enforcement order by garnishing an employee's pay upon receipt of legal process.

Amends Federal law with respect to specified retirement funds to authorize an individual owed a child support arrearage to attach such funds without the requirement of a second separate order if the relevant State provides notice and expedited hearings procedures.

Conditions Federal benefits and employment to an individual who is more than three months in arrears for child support upon such individual's compliance with a plan to pay the arrearage.

Instructs the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to assess the feasibility of denying Federal benefits and employment to persons with child support arrears exceeding three months.

Authorizes the Secretary of State to refuse, revoke, restrict, or limit a passport with respect to a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding State arrest warrant for nonpayment of child support where the amount in controversy is at least $10,000.

What's happening now October 8, 1994

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.

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  • HR 5294 Text similarities Subsidy Termination for Overdue Payments Act of 1994
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