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HCONRES 69 107th Congress House International Affairs Crime and Law Enforcement Custody of children Families International agencies International law Parental kidnapping Treaties

Expressing the sense of the Congress on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and urging all Contracting States to the Convention to recommend the production of…

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Expressing the sense of the Congress on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and urging all Contracting States to the Convention to recommend the production of practice guides.

Introduced: March 20, 2001 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 26, 2001
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 23, 2001
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2833)
Mar 23, 2001
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2833)
Mar 22, 2001
Received in the Senate.
Mar 22, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 22, 2001
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Mar 22, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Mar 22, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H. Con. Res. 69.
Mar 22, 2001
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1087-1088, text of measure as introduced: CR H1087)
Mar 22, 2001
Mr. Chabot asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Mar 22, 2001
Committee on International Relations discharged.
Mar 20, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 20, 2001
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 2

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 15 – An amendment to the preamble. Agreed to Mar 22, 2001
HAMDT 14 – An amendment to clarify that the provisions of the amended paragraph apply to The Hague Conference on Private… Agreed to Mar 22, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Urges all Contracting States to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to adopt a resolution recommending that: (1) the Permanent Bureau of The Hague produce and promote practice guides to assist in the implementation and operation of the Convention; and (2) such a proposal to produce practice guides be adopted by the Fourth Special Commission at The Hague in March 2001.
What's happening now March 26, 2001

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 2001
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 22, 2001
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 22, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 20, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 69: Expressing the sense of the Congress on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and urging all Contracting States to the Convention to recommend the production of practice guides.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-69/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 69: Expressing the sense of the Congress on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and urging all Contracting States to the Convention to recommend the production of practice guides.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-69/.
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H. Con. Res. 69, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-69/.
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[H. Con. Res. 69: Expressing the sense of the Congress on the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and urging all Contracting States to the Convention to recommend the production of practice guides.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-69/)
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