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HR 267 105th Congress House Families Child support enforcement Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to child welfare Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Social Welfare State laws

To require States to impose criminal penalties on persons who willfully fail to pay child support, as a condition of Federal funding of State child support enforcement programs.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 16, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Social Security Act to require States, as a condition of Federal funding of State child support enforcement programs, to impose criminal penalties on persons who willfully fail to pay child support.

What's happening now January 16, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 15, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 267: To require States to impose criminal penalties on persons who willfully fail to pay child support, as a condition of Federal funding of State child support enforcement programs.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-267/
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"H.R. 267: To require States to impose criminal penalties on persons who willfully fail to pay child support, as a condition of Federal funding of State child support enforcement programs.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-267/.
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H.R. 267, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-267/.
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