[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4327 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4327

      To authorize the Secretary of State to deny a passport to a 
noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding State warrant 
 of arrest for nonpayment of child support and to deny a passport to a 
custodial parent who is likely to remove a child from the United States 
  to prevent contact permitted between the child and the noncustodial 
                                parent.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 15, 2005

Mr. Andrews (for himself and Mr. Platts) introduced the following bill; 
     which was referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
      To authorize the Secretary of State to deny a passport to a 
noncustodial parent who is the subject of an outstanding State warrant 
 of arrest for nonpayment of child support and to deny a passport to a 
custodial parent who is likely to remove a child from the United States 
  to prevent contact permitted between the child and the noncustodial 
                                parent.

    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 ``No Child Support, No Passport Act''.

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

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State is authorized to refuse a passport, or to revoke, 
restrict, or limit a passport, in any case in which such Secretary 
determines or is informed by competent authority that the applicant or 
passport holder is a noncustodial parent who is the subject of an 
outstanding warrant of arrest for nonpayment of child support, where 
the amount in controversy is not less than $5,000.
    (b) Notification.--Any court having jurisdiction over a case in 
which there is issued a warrant of arrest described in subsection (a) 
may notify the Secretary of State if the court has reason to believe 
that the noncustodial parent may use a passport issued by such 
Secretary to evade arrest on such warrant or to remove from the United 
States the child for whom support is alleged to be owed.

SEC. 3. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO CUSTODIAL PARENTS WHO ARE LIKELY TO 
              REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE UNITED STATES TO PREVENT CONTACT 
              PERMITTED BETWEEN THE CHILD AND THE NONCUSTODIAL PARENT.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
Secretary of State is authorized to refuse a passport, or to revoke, 
restrict, or limit a passport, in any case in which such Secretary 
determines or is informed by competent authority that the applicant or 
passport holder is a custodial parent who is reasonably likely to 
remove the child from the United States for the purpose of preventing 
contact permitted between the child and the noncustodial parent.
    (b) Notification.--Any court having jurisdiction over a case 
involving custody of a child may notify the Secretary of State if the 
court finds that there is a reasonable probability that a custodial 
parent may use a passport issued by such Secretary to remove the child 
from the United States for the purpose of preventing contact permitted 
between the child and the noncustodial parent.
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