3.0.0 1672 2019-11-15T21:33:21Z 2019-11-15T21:33:21Z House H HR 2005-04-14 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-04-14T14:00:45Z 2005-04-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 N O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-04-28 False S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2005-04-28 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2005-05-11 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-06-16 False Crime and Law Enforcement Child welfare Child witnesses Compensation for victims of crime Custody of children Families Kidnapping Law Victims of crimes Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2005-04-14 Introduced in House 2005-07-11T17:29:51Z Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005 - Amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to define: (1) "victim" to include a child victim of a family abduction; and (2) "family abduction" to mean the taking, keeping, or concealing of a child or children by a parent, other family member, or person acting on behalf of the parent or family member that prevents another individual from exercising lawful custody or visitation rights (thus making such children eligible for victim compensation and assistance).

Amends the federal criminal code to include such definition of "family abduction," to modify the definition of "child abuse" to include family abduction, and to revise the definition of "child" to cover a person under age 18 who is or is alleged to be a victim of family abduction.

]]> Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005 Display Title Rights for Abducted Children Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To provide protection and victim services to children abducted by family members. Introduced in House 2005-04-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr1672ih/xml/BILLS-109hr1672ih.xml 2005-04-14 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.