SCONRES 98 106th Congress Senate International Affairs Austria Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Custody of children Education Europe Families Germany Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Labor and Employment Law Legal education Legislation Parent and child Parental kidnapping

A concurrent resolution urging compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Introduced: March 23, 2000 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

May 9, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3680)

Apr 26, 2000

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.

Apr 26, 2000

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment and with an amended preamble. Without written report.

Apr 13, 2000

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Mar 23, 2000

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1684)

Mar 23, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1684-1685)

Mar 23, 2000

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges all contracting parties to the Hague Convention: (1) particularly European civil law countries that consistently violate the Convention such as Austria, Germany and Sweden, to comply fully with their international obligations under the Convention; (2) to ensure their compliance with the Convention by enacting effective implementing legislation and educating their judicial and law enforcement authorities; (3) to honor their commitments and return abducted or wrongfully retained children to their place of habitual residence without reaching the merits of any underlying custody dispute and to ensure parental access rights by removing obstacles to the exercise of such rights; and (4) to further educate their central authority and local law enforcement authorities regarding the Convention, the severity of the problem of international child abduction, and the need for immediate action when a parent of an abducted child seeks assistance.

Urges the Secretary of State to disseminate to all Federal and State courts the Department of State's annual report to Congress on Hague Convention compliance and related matters.

What's happening now May 9, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3680)

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 3

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Apr 7, 2000

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Apr 7, 2000

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Apr 7, 2000

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 98: A concurrent resolution urging compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SCONRES-98/

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