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HR 3512 115th Congress House

Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017

Official title: To make certain countries ineligible to be designated as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of receiving preferences under the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 27, 2017 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance Child safety and welfareCrimes against childrenFamily relationshipsSeparation, divorce, custody, supportTariffs
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action July 27, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017

This bill amends the Trade Act of 1974 to prohibit the President from designating a country as a beneficiary developing country if the country has a pattern of noncompliance under the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 in cases of child abduction during the preceding 12 months. Under current law, a beneficiary developing country is eligible for benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (i.e., tariff benefits).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
Donovan, Daniel
· Dec 1, 2017
Ferguson, A.
· Oct 4, 2017
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Valadao, David G.
California · Oct 4, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3512: Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3512/
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"H.R. 3512: Bindu Philips and Devon Davenport International Child Abduction Return Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3512/.
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H.R. 3512, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3512/.
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