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HR 4956 109th Congress House Social Welfare Child support Collection of accounts Families Fines (Penalties) Immigration Law Passports

To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.

Introduced: March 14, 2006 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2006
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Mar 14, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends title IV part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of the Social Security Act to provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.

What's happening now March 14, 2006

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2994 Related bill A bill to provide for the mandatory revocation, in addition to the mandatory denial, of passports of individuals who ha…
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 6 Republican 2
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 27, 2006
TANNER, JOHN
· Jul 27, 2006
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jul 26, 2006
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 14, 2006
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 27, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 6, 2006
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 16, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Mar 16, 2006
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 16, 2006
Bean, Melissa
· Mar 14, 2006
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Mar 14, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4956: To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4956/
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"H.R. 4956: To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4956/.
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H.R. 4956, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4956/.
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