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S. 182 110th Congress Senate

Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007

Official title: A bill to authorize the Attorney General to make grants to improve the ability of State and local governments to prevent the abduction of children by family members, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 4, 2007 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Crime preventionCriminal investigationCriminal justice informationCustody of children
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Economics and Public FinanceEducationElementary and secondary educationExtraditionFamiliesFederal aid to law enforcementGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityKidnappingLabor and EmploymentPolice trainingPublic service advertisingStudent records
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Jan 4, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 4, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S167-168)
Jan 4, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 4, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
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 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 4, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 182: Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-182/
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"S. 182: Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-182/.
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