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HR 9669 117th Congress House International Affairs

Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act

Introduced: December 21, 2022 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 21, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act

This bill revises various provisions regarding international child abduction, including to increase the maximum term of imprisonment from 3 years to 10 years for retaining a child outside the United States with intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights.

What's happening now December 21, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9669: Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9669/
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"H.R. 9669: Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9669/.
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H.R. 9669, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9669/.
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[H.R. 9669: Bring Abducted Children Home Amendments Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9669/)
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