[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 280 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 280

   Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to protections for 
        persons changing their names to avoid domestic violence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 11, 1994

  Mr. Klein submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to protections for 
        persons changing their names to avoid domestic violence.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of Congress that--
            (1) victims of domestic violence face growing harassment 
        from their predators and deserve the highest level of 
        protection from that harassment; and
            (2) each State should--
                    (A) allow a victim of domestic violence to change 
                names in a manner that keeps the change private and not 
                printed in any public record, with disclosure of the 
                change made only--
                            (i) to bona fide and verified creditors of 
                        the victim and to police acting in official 
                        capacity; and
                            (ii) when accompanied by immediate notice 
                        to the victim;
                    (B) set the cost of changes in name for domestic 
                violence victims at a minimum and provide waivers of 
                that charge for those victims unable to pay it; and
                    (C) provide that changes in name for such a victim 
                can be accomplished in a short period of time so that 
                the victim is protected as soon as possible.
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