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Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007

Introduced: February 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Feb 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states for projects involving: (1) the extradition of individuals suspected of committing a family abduction; (2) investigation by law enforcement agencies of family abduction cases; (3) training for law enforcement agencies in responding to family abductions and recovering abducted children; (4) outreach and media campaigns to educate parents on the dangers of family abductions; and (5) notifying law enforcement authorities of the name and address of anyone requesting the school records of an abducted child. Requires that not less than 50 percent of the cost of a project for which a grant is made be provided by non-federal sources.

What's happening now March 1, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
D
Green, Al
Texas · Jul 11, 2007
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 6, 2007
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 14, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 10, 2007
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 12, 2007
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 12, 2007
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 12, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1004: Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1004/
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"H.R. 1004: Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1004/.
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H.R. 1004, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1004/.
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