3.0.0 1940 2022-02-03T05:58:46Z 2022-02-03T05:58:46Z House H HR 2011-05-23 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 1940.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Art. 1, Sec. 8: To regulate commerce with foreign nations,and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes; TheCongress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties,Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for thecommon Defence and general Welfare of the United States; butall Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughoutthe United States.[Page H3343]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-02T15:13:06Z Markup by 2012-03-27T21:45:01Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:04:10Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-29T20:29:43Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:04:20Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2011-07-11T13:23:44Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:04:25Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing hsgo30 Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Subcommittee Referred to 2011-06-20T14:35:20Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:04:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2011-05-31T17:59:25Z Referred to 2011-05-23T18:04:15Z 2012-03-27 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2012-03-27 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2011-08-02 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights. Committee 2011-07-29 hsba20 Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Committee 2011-07-11 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement. Committee 2011-06-20 hsgo30 Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform . Committee 2011-05-31 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2011-05-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2011-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-05-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2011-05-23 True W000807 Rep. West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] Allen West R FL B. 22 2011-06-02 False M001139 Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] GARY MILLER R CA 42 2011-06-15 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2011-06-15 False D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 2011-06-15 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2011-06-15 False S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2011-06-23 False C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] KEN CALVERT R CA 44 2011-06-23 False R000594 Rep. Runyan, Jon [R-NJ-3] Jon Runyan R NJ 3 2011-07-08 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2011-07-08 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2011-07-29 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2011-07-29 False R000590 Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25] David Rivera R FL 25 2011-07-29 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2011-07-29 False M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 2011-07-29 False R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 2011-07-29 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2011-09-26 False E000291 Rep. Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] Renee Ellmers R NC L. 2 2011-09-26 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2011-09-26 False M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2011-11-18 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2011-11-18 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2011-11-18 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2012-05-09 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2012-06-05 False International Affairs Child safety and welfare Congressional oversight Crimes against children Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Foreign aid and international relief Foreign loans and debt Human rights International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Multilateral development programs Normal trade relations, most-favored-nation treatment Sanctions Separation, divorce, custody, support Tariffs Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2011-05-23 Introduced in House 2011-06-23T16:41:20Z International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 - Establishes within the Department of State an Office on International Child Abductions which shall be headed by the Ambassador at Large for International Child Abductions.

States that Ambassador at Large shall be a principal adviser to the President and the Secretary of State regarding matters of international child abduction and refusals of rights of access. Authorizes the Ambassador at Large to represent the United States in such diplomatic matters and international forums.

States that the primary responsibilities of the Ambassador at Large shall be to: (1) promote measures to prevent the international abduction of children from the United States, (2) advocate on behalf of abducted children whose habitual residence is the United States, (3) assist left-behind parents in the resolution of abduction or refusal of access cases, and (4) advance mechanisms to prevent and resolve cases of international child abduction.

Directs the President to: (1) annually review the status of unresolved cases in each foreign country to determine whether the government has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation, and if so, designate such country as a Country With a Pattern of Noncooperation; (2) notify the appropriate congressional committees of such designation; and (3) take specified presidential or commensurate actions to bring about a cessation of noncooperation.

Sets forth consultation, notification, and reporting requirements for the President and the Secretary.

Prohibits judicial review of any presidential determination or agency action under this Act.

Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the President, respectively, in determining whether a country engages in a pattern of gross human right violations for purposes of assistance considerations, to consider whether such country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access, or has failed to undertake serious efforts to locate children abducted to such country.

Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to consider for tariff preference purposes whether a country has engaged in a pattern of noncooperation regarding unresolved cases of international child abduction or denial of rights of access.

Amends the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001 to require, for issuance of a passport for a child under 14 years old living outside the United States, that the person executing the passport application provides documentary evidence that such person is a U.S. citizen, has joint custody over the child, and is executing such application outside the United States.

]]> International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 Display Title International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced To ensure compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction by countries with which the United States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-05-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr1940ih/xml/BILLS-112hr1940ih.xml 2012-03-27 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. 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.