[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1847 Introduced in House (IH)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1847

Concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State 
        arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 29, 2003

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                  Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
Concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State 
        arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Denial of Passports to Noncustodial 
Parents in Cases of Nonpayment of Child Support''.

SEC. 2. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS SUBJECT TO STATE 
              ARREST WARRANTS IN CASES OF NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.

    The Secretary of State is authorized to refuse a passport or 
revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in any case in which the 
Secretary of State determines or is informed by competent authority 
that the applicant or passport holder is a noncustodial parent who is 
the subject of an outstanding State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of 
child support, where the amount in controversy is not less than $5,000.
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