SCONRES 84
98th Congress
Senate
Families
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal justice information
Custody of children
Divorce
Domestic Relations and Families
Domestic relations
Government records, documents, and information
Intergovernmental relations
Local and Municipal Government
Municipal ordinances
Parent and child
State laws
States
Support of dependents
A concurrent resolution to encourage State and local governments to focus on the problems of child custody, child support, and related domestic issues.
Introduced: November 4, 1983
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 1983
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Nov 4, 1983
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) State and local governments must focus on child support, custody, visitation rights, and other related domestic issues properly within their jurisdictions; (2) all involved in the domestic relations process should assign highest priority to such issues for the sake of children's health and welfare; (3) Congress must strengthen the existing child support enforcement system and make it available to all children; and (4) a mutual recognition of the needs of all parties in divorce actions will greatly enhance the health and welfare of the Nation's children and families.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1