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Child Protection Compact Act of 2009

Introduced: April 29, 2010 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 4, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Child Protection Compact Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of State, through the Ambassador-at-Large of the Department of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, to provide assistance (grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts) for an eligible country with a significant prevalence of trafficking in children that enters into a Child Protection Compact with the United States to support policies and programs to eradicate the trafficking of children.

What's happening now June 4, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3184 Related bill Child Protection Compact Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Democratic 19 Republican 7
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Nov 15, 2010
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 15, 2010
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 15, 2010
Murphy, Scott
· Apr 29, 2010
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 21, 2010
Kilroy, Mary Jo
· Apr 21, 2010
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 15, 2010
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 15, 2010
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Apr 15, 2010
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 12, 2010
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 3, 2010
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Nov 19, 2009
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Nov 7, 2009
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 3, 2009
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 3, 2009
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Nov 3, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2009
Driehaus, Steve
· Oct 22, 2009
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Green, Al
Texas · Oct 22, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Oct 22, 2009
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Oct 22, 2009
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 22, 2009
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 22, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Sep 22, 2009
Minnick, Walter
· Sep 22, 2009
Murphy, Patrick
· Sep 22, 2009
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 22, 2009
Cao, Anh
· Sep 8, 2009
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 8, 2009
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Sep 8, 2009
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 8, 2009
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Sep 8, 2009
BONO MACK, MARY
· Jul 31, 2009
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 31, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 4, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Jun 4, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2737: Child Protection Compact Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2737/
MLA
"H.R. 2737: Child Protection Compact Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2737/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2737, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2737/.
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[H.R. 2737: Child Protection Compact Act of 2009](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2737/)
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