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US SR150
Resolution
AI Summary
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Designates April 1-30, 2025 as "Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month" to raise awareness of and opposition to international parental child abduction
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Cites 9,816 children reported abducted from the United States between 2010 and 2020, with cases identified in 105 countries during 2023
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Notes 16 countries were identified in 2023 as engaging in patterns of noncompliance with child abduction prevention efforts, including Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, India, Jordan, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates
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Highlights federal prevention tools including the Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program (over 66,600 children enrolled since inception) and the Prevent Abduction Program coordinating with Customs and Border Patrol
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Urges the United States to continue raising awareness about the negative emotional, psychological, and physical consequences to children and parents victimized by international parental child abduction
Legislative Description
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month" and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction.
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2097)
4/1/2025