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Bring Our Children Home Act

Introduced: July 31, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Sep 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
Jul 31, 2001
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 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.
Jul 31, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Bring Our Children Home Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to provide that a contestant may bring an action in district court to determine which of conflicting State court child custody determinations shall prevail.

Directs the Attorney General (AG) to establish a registry for all custody orders entered by State courts.

Authorizes law enforcement officers of a State or local government to hold, for no more than 24 hours, any child listed as missing for proper disposition under the latest valid custody determination.

Requires the Secretary of State to prepare a report on progress made by the United States in negotiating and entering into bilateral treaties relating to international child abduction with countries that are not contracting parties under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require information on each country's efforts to prohibit international child abduction.

Requires the AG to prepare a report describing the status of each case involving a request for extradition in cases involving international kidnaping by parents.

What's happening now September 10, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 10 Republican 1
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 10, 2001
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jul 31, 2001
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 31, 2001
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 31, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 31, 2001
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 31, 2001
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 31, 2001
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 31, 2001
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 31, 2001
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 31, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2688: Bring Our Children Home Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2688/
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"H.R. 2688: Bring Our Children Home Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2688/.
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H.R. 2688, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2688/.
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