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H.R. 3487 (111th)

International Parental Child Abduction Deterrence Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

31 July 2009

Last action

14 September 2009 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.

Sponsors

Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Weiner, Anthony D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

Subjects

Immigration

Source updated

14 August 2025

Immigration

Summary

Amends federal criminal law, pending the disposition of a case in which a foreign national removes from or retains outside of the United States a child who is a U.S. citizen or a lawful permanent resident with the intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights, to direct: (1) a court to freeze such national's U.S. financial assets (including property); and (2) the Secretary of State to identify such national's foreign-held assets and request that the appropriate countries freeze such assets. Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend visa ineligibility for aliens involved in U.S. child abductions to situations in which the child is located in a foreign state that is a party to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

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Timeline

  1. 31 July 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 31 July 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 31 July 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 September 2009

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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