Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
PA Congressman Meehan should know better than to advocate a resolution that bases its' findings on 'alleged' violence and not proven! Co-Sponsoring this resolution is noted anti-gun advocate Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY). Nuff' Said!
Title: Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged.
Subject: Child safety and welfare: Crimes against children: Domestic violence and child abuse: Evidence and witnesses: Judicial procedure and administration: Legal fees and court costs: Separation, divorce, custody, support: Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations: Families
Description: Expressing the sense of Congress that child safety is the first priority of custody and visitation adjudications, and that State courts should improve adjudications of custody where family violence is alleged. Expresses the sense of Congress that: child safety is the first priority of custody and parenting adjudications, and courts should resolve safety risks and claims of family violence before assessing other best interest factors; all evidence admitted in custody and parenting adjudications should be subject to evidentiary admissibility standards; evidence from court-affiliated or appointed fee-paid professionals regarding adult or child abuse allegations in custody cases should be considered only when the professional possesses documented expertise and experience in the relevant types of abuse, trauma, and the behaviors of victims and perpetrators; states should define required standards of expertise and experience for appointed fee-paid professionals who provide evidence to the court on behaviors of abuse victims and perpetrators, specify requirements for the contents of such professional reports, and require courts to find that any appointed professionals meet those standards; states should consider models under which court-appointed professionals are paid directly by the courts, with potential reimbursement by the parties after due consideration of the parties' financial circumstances; and Congress should schedule hearings on family courts' practices with regard to children's safety and civil rights.
Session: 115th Congress
Last Action: Received in the Senate.
Last Action Date: September 26, 2018
Link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/72/all-info
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87 sponsors: Patrick Meehan (R); Carolyn Maloney (D); Trent Franks (R); Thomas Suozzi (D); Jamie Raskin (D); Anna Eshoo (D); Jackie Speier (D); John Carter (R); Tom Cole (R); Jerry McNerney (D); Stephen Knight (R); Gene Green (D); Ruben Gallego (D); Ted Lieu (D); Tim Ryan (D); Kathleen Rice (D); Daniel Donovan (R); Tom O'Halleran (D); Grace Napolitano (D); Hakeem Jeffries (D); Edward Royce (R); Judy Chu (D); Paul Cook (R); Eliot Engel (D); Lamar Smith (R); Blake Farenthold (R); Karen Bass (D); Jared Polis (D); Rosa DeLauro (D); Alan Lowenthal (D); Scott Peters (D); Pramila Jayapal (D); Zoe Lofgren (D); Adam Schiff (D); Earl Blumenauer (D); Ted Poe (R); Barbara Lee (D); Doris Matsui (D); Eleanor Norton (D); Barbara Comstock (R); Lucille Roybal-Allard (D); John Faso (R); Peter King (R); Matt Gaetz (R); James Sensenbrenner (R); Gregory Meeks (D); Dana Rohrabacher (R); Steve Cohen (D); Elise Stefanik (R); Luis Correa (D); John Garamendi (D); Eric Swalwell (D); Nita Lowey (D); Grace Meng (D); Henry Johnson (D); David Reichert (R); Salud Carbajal (D); Doug LaMalfa (R); Walter Jones (R); Maxine Waters (D); Linda Sanchez (D); Tom Marino (R); Darrell Issa (R); Mark DeSaulnier (D); Ken Calvert (R); Eddie Johnson (D); Sheila Jackson-Lee (D); Joe Barton (R); Karen Handel (R); Gerald Connolly (D); David Cicilline (D); Carol Shea-Porter (D); Doug Collins (R); Brian Fitzpatrick (R); Martha Roby (R); Erik Paulsen (R); Michael McCaul (R); Dina Titus (D); Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D); Theodore Deutch (D); Janice Schakowsky (D); Krysten Sinema (D); Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R); Luis Gutierrez (D); Carlos Curbelo (R); Bennie Thompson (D); Lee Zeldin (R)
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Sep 26 2018 | Received in the Senate. |
| House | Sep 25 2018 | Mr. Rutherford moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended. |
| House | Sep 25 2018 | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8844-8847) |
| House | Sep 25 2018 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 72. |
| House | Sep 25 2018 | On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8844-8845) |
| House | Sep 25 2018 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| House | Jul 24 2017 | Introduced in House |
| House | Jul 24 2017 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jul 25 2017 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Engrossed | Sep 27 2018 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
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