United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 229 (109th)
Jane's Law
Introduced
4 January 2005
Last action
2 March 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sponsors
Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Jane's Law - Amends Federal criminal law to provide penalties for failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and ex-spouses that are similar to the penalties imposed for failure to pay child support obligations.
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Timeline
4 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
4 January 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 4 January 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House · EN · 4 January 2005
Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Jane's Law
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/229
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/229
- us · 109-hr-229 · source updated 15 August 2025