Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2006

Bill: 109-s-994
Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Introduced: 2005-05-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Custody of children
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Extradition
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Kidnapping
Labor and Employment
Police training
Public service advertising
Student records

Summary:
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: 
Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2005 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states for projects involving: (1) the extradition of individuals suspected of committing a family abduction; (2) investigation by law enforcement agencies of family abduction cases; (3) training for law enforcement agencies in responding to family abductions and recovering abducted children; (4) outreach and media campaigns to educate parents on the dangers of family abductions; and (5) notifying law enforcement authorities of the name and address of anyone requesting the school records of an abducted child. Requires that not less than 50 percent of the cost of a project for which a grant is made be provided by non-federal sources.

action_date: 2006-11-16
text: 
Family Abduction Prevention Act of 2006 - Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states for projects involving: (1) the extradition of individuals suspected of committing a family abduction; (2) the investigation by state and local law enforcement agencies of family abduction cases; (3) the training of such law enforcement agencies in responding to family abductions and recovering abducted children; (4) outreach and media campaigns to educate parents on the dangers of family abductions; and (5) the flagging (i.e., notifying law enforcement authorities of the name and address of any person requesting the school records of an abducted child) of school records. 
 
Defines &quot;family abduction&quot; as the taking, keeping, or concealing of a child by a parent or other family member to prevent another individual from exercising lawful custody or visitation rights.
 
Requires that not less than 50% of the cost of a project for which a grant is made under this Act be provided by non-federal sources. 
 
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2010.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2006-12-05
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2006-11-17
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2006-11-16
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-11-16
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-11-16
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S11096-11097)
action_date: 2006-11-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2006-11-16
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4938-4939)
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4938)
action_date: 2005-05-11
text: Introduced in Senate