To give the consent of the Congress to certain agreements relating to spousal or child support maintenance obligations, and to express the sense of the Congress that the United States should become a party to appropriate international conventions providing for the recognition and enforcement across national boundaries of decisions concerning such maintenance obligations.

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Grants the consent of the Congress for States to enter into agreements with foreign governments relating to the recognition and enforcement of court-ordered spousal or child support maintenance obligations. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Secretary of State should examine specified international conventions relating to such obligations to determine whether they are appropriate for ratification by the United States; and (2) the President should submit any appropriate convention to the Senate for ratification.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN

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