Skip to main content
HR 1755 108th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Abortion Civil actions and liability Criminal liability Families Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Guardian and ward Interstate commerce Law Parent and child Prosecution Sentences (Criminal procedure) State courts State laws Transportation and Public Works

Child Custody Protection Act

Introduced: April 10, 2003 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2004
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 5, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 10, 2003
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Child Custody Protection Act - Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit transporting a minor across a State line to obtain an abortion and thereby abridging the right of a parent under a law in force in the State where the minor resides requiring parental involvement in a minor's abortion decision. Makes an exception if the abortion was necessary to save the life of the minor.

Specifies that neither the minor transported nor her parent may be prosecuted or sued for a violation of this Act.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution for, or to a civil action based on, such a violation that the defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the parental consent or notification or judicial authorization that would have been required had the abortion been performed in the State where the minor resides, took place.

Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation to obtain appropriate relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis who has care and control of the minor, and with whom the minor regularly resides, who is designated by such law as a person to whom notification, or from whom consent, is required.

What's happening now July 20, 2004

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 851 Identical bill Child Custody Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 11
R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jun 23, 2004
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 16, 2004
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Mar 3, 2004
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jun 25, 2003
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 15, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 15, 2003
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 10, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 10, 2003
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 10, 2003
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 10, 2003
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1755: Child Custody Protection Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1755/
MLA
"H.R. 1755: Child Custody Protection Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1755/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 1755, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1755/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 1755: Child Custody Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1755/)
Report a problem