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HR 1488 106th Congress House Families Administration of criminal justice Administration of justice Aid to dependent children Cash welfare block grants Child health Child support Child support enforcement Congress Congressional reporting requirements Court records Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Department of Justice District courts Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to child welfare Federal employees Federal-state relations Fines (Penalties)

Compassion for Children and Child Support Enforcement Act of 1999

Introduced: April 20, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 16, 2000
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Apr 20, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 20, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Compassion for Children and Child Support Enforcement Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require employees to: (1) notify their employers of any child support obligations, including the monthly amount; and (2) file a withholding certificate with such information, updated with any pertinent changes.

Requires every employer who receives such a certificate to deduct and withhold from the employee's wages an additional amount equal to the amount of such obligation.

Requires payment of child support obligations with the employee's income tax return.

Mandates treatment of such obligations as taxes for purposes of penalties and interest related to failure to deduct and withhold them.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse amounts collected under this Act to the family for whom the employee is obligated to pay child support.

Repeals Federal law relating to State enforcement of child support obligations other than medical support.

Prescribes criminal penalties for willful failure to pay child support to the Internal Revenue Service.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to submit to Congress a plan for implementing this Act.

Directs the Attorney General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the impact of this Act on the Department of Justice and the Federal courts, including workload, personnel staffing, and budget resources.

What's happening now March 16, 2000

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2