United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5188 (109th)
Jane's Law
Introduced
25 April 2006
Last action
25 April 2006 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
15 August 2025
Summary
Jane's Law - Amends the federal criminal code to impose a fine and/or a prison term of up to two years on any person who travels in interstate or foreign commerce to evade compliance with a court-ordered property distribution in a divorce proceeding involving more than $5,000. Requires payment of restitution equal to the total unpaid property distribution from any person convicted of evading payment.
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Timeline
25 April 2006
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 April 2006
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 25 April 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Sweeney, John E. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hart, Melissa A. [R-PA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/5188
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/5188
- us · 109-hr-5188 · source updated 15 August 2025