To expand the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to include combating the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure, and for other purposes.

Bill: 113-hr-4704
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2014-05-21
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crimes against children

Separation, divorce, custody, support
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-21
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-05-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to include within the definition of &quot;child exploitation&quot; offering to engage or engaging in the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4704 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 21, 2014 Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself and Mr. Langevin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To expand the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 to include combating the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure, and for other purposes.

1. Expansion of definition of child exploitation Paragraph (1) of section 2 of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( 42 U.S.C. 17601(1) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , or the offer to engage or engaging in the transfer of permanent custody or control of a minor in contravention of a required legal procedure .