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HR 1672 109th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Child welfare Child witnesses Compensation for victims of crime Custody of children Families Kidnapping Law Victims of crimes

Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005

Introduced: April 14, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 14, 2005
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Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005 - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to define: (1) "victim" to include a child victim of a family abduction; and (2) "family abduction" to mean the taking, keeping, or concealing of a child or children by a parent, other family member, or person acting on behalf of the parent or family member that prevents another individual from exercising lawful custody or visitation rights (thus making such children eligible for victim compensation and assistance).

Amends the federal criminal code to include such definition of "family abduction," to modify the definition of "child abuse" to include family abduction, and to revise the definition of "child" to cover a person under age 18 who is or is alleged to be a victim of family abduction.

What's happening now April 14, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 11, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Apr 28, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1672: Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1672/
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"H.R. 1672: Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1672/.
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H.R. 1672, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1672/.
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