A bill to establish a bipartisan national commission to study ways of improving Federal and State efforts to enforce child support obligations and recoup delinquent child support payments.

Summary

Establishes the National Commission on Improved Child Support Enforcement. Directs the Commission to study and investigate the factors which cause or contribute to the high rate of nonpayment of court-ordered and voluntary child support obligations and which prevent the effective enforcement of such obligations, in order to develop ways of improving and coordinating Federal and State efforts to enforce such obligations and recoup delinquent child support payments. Includes among the Commission's duties the investigation of: (1) Federal and State roles in the collection of child support payments; and (2) methods to effectively implement Commission recommendations. Directs the Commission to report, with recommendations, to the President and the Congress within one year after the date of enactment of this Act. Sets forth provisions for the Commission membership, Director, staff, experts, consultants, and powers. Terminates the Commission 30 days after submission of its report. Authorizes appropriations.

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Timeline

1. 27 January 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 January 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 27 January 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 15 February 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.

   Source: Committee

5. 17 February 1983

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 27 January 1983

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] · D · Sponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing
• · hsju00 · Standing

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