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Child Custody Protection Act

Introduced: January 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 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 (deems such transporting to be a de facto abridgment of the right of a parent under any law in the minor’s state of residence that requires parental involvement in the minor’s abortion decision). Makes an exception for an abortion necessary to save the life of the minor.

Protects from prosecution or civil liability the minor or the minor’s parents for violations of this Act.

Makes it an affirmative defense to a prosecution or civil action under this Act that a defendant reasonably believed that before the minor obtained the abortion, the required parental consent or notification or judicial authorization took place.

Authorizes any parent who suffers harm from a violation of this Act to seek relief in a civil action. Defines "parent" to include a guardian, legal custodian, or person standing in loco parentis.

What's happening now January 24, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 748 Related bill Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act
  • S 396 Identical bill Child Custody Protection Act
  • S 403 Identical bill Child Custody Protection Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 10, 2005
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Mar 7, 2005
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 28, 2005
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 24, 2005
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 8: Child Custody Protection Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-8/
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"S. 8: Child Custody Protection Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-8/.
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S. 8, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-8/.
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