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Child Support Bills in Congress
Last Updated: July 22, 2010

Child Support Related Bills Introduced in 111th Congress

Bill #
Short Title
Summary
Sponsor
Status
Senate
 
 
 
 
S 141
 
See HR 122
Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act
Amends Title 18, United States Code, to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes
Feinstein (D-CA)
1/6/2009:
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S123-124)
1/6/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S124-128)
 
S 335
 
See HR 2783
Elimination of the Single Parent Tax Act of 2009
Amends part D of Title IV of the Social Security Act to repeal a fee imposed by states on certain child support collections
Gillibrand (D-NY)
1/27/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
 
S 938
 
See HR 618
White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act
Requires the president to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010
Landrieu (D-LA)
4/30/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
 
S 939
Protecting Adoption and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Act of 2009
Establishes national and state putative father registries, and to make grants to states to promote permanent families for children and responsible fatherhood
Landrieu (D-LA)
4/30/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
 
S 1151
 
See HR 2558
State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2009
Amends Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act to require the secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being
Rockefeller (D-WV)
5/21/2009:
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5872-5873)
5/21/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5873-5874)
 
S 1309
 
See HR 2979
Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009
Amends Title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families
Bayh (D-IN)
6/19/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
 
S 1618
 
Requires the commissioner of Social Security to issue uniform standards for the method of truncation of Social Security account numbers in order to protect such numbers from being used in the perpetration of fraud or identity theft and provides for a prohibition of the display to the general public on the Internet of Social Security account numbers by state and local governments
Schumer (D-NY)
8/6/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
 
S 1859
Child Support Protection Act of 2009
A bill to reinstate Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments.
10/22/2009:
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10705-10706)
10/22/2009:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
 
House
 
 
 
 
HR 122
 
See S 141
Protecting the Privacy of Social Security Numbers Act of 2009
Amends Title 18, United States Code, and the Social Security Act to limit the misuse of Social Security numbers, to establish criminal penalties for such misuse, and for other purposes
Frelinghuysen (R-NJ)
 
1/6/2009:
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1/6/2009:
Referred to House Judiciary
2/9/2009:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
1/6/2009:
Referred to House Ways and Means
 
HR 610
Jane's Law
Amends Title 18, U.S. Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions
Wexler (D-FL)
1/16/2009:
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
3/16/2009:
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
 
HR 618
 
See S 938
White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010 Act
Requires the president to call a White House Conference on Children and Youth in 2010
Fattah (D-PA)
1/21/2009:
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
 
HR 2244
Single Parent Protection Act of 2009
Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual who is entitled to receive child support a refundable credit equal to the amount of unpaid child support and to increase the tax liability of the individual required to pay such support by the amount of the unpaid child support
Lofgren (D-CA)
 
5/5/2009:
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
 
HR 2558
See S 1151
State Child Well-Being Research Act of 2009
Amends Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct research on indicators of child well-being
Fattah (D-PA)
5/21/2009:
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
 
HR 2723
 
Amends the Social Security Act to provide for an exemption to allow an individual otherwise ineligible to travel outside the United States to do so for employment purposes to pay child support arrearages
Gerlach (R-PA)
6/4/2009:
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
6/4/2009:
Referred to House Ways and Means
6/4/2009:
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
 
HR 2783
See 335
Elimination of the Single Parent Tax Act of 2009
Amends part D (Child Support and Establishment of Paternity) of the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement that states impose a $25 annual fee for successful child support collection for a family that has never received Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) under SSA title IV part A.
Weiner (D-NY)
6/9/2009:
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
 
HR 2979
See S 1309
Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009
Amends Title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes
Davis (D-IL)
6/19/2009:
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
6/19/2009:
Referred to House Ways and Means
6/19/2009:
Referred to House Education and Labor
6/19/2009:
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
6/19/2009:
Referred to House Agriculture