Ensuring Children Receive Support Act

Bill: 118-hr-3034
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24]
Introduced: 2023-04-28
Policy area: Social Welfare
Subjects: Separation, divorce, custody, support

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ensuring Children Receive Support Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of State to revoke passports for certain individuals who fail to make child support payments.</p> <p>Under current law, if the Department of Health and Human Services certifies that an individual owes more than $2,500 in child support, the Department of State must refuse to issue the individual a passport and may revoke a previously issued passport. Under the bill, State must revoke the previously issued passport.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3034 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2023 Ms. Van Duyne introduced the following bill; which was 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 A BILL To require the Secretary of State to revoke any United States passport issued to an individual, on receipt of a certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the individual has a child support arrearage exceeding $2,500.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Children Receive Support Act . 2. Revocation of passports issued to individuals with a child support arrearage exceeding $ 2,500 Section 452(k) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 652(k) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking , revocation, or limitation and inserting or revocation ; and (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking may revoke, restrict, or limit and inserting revoke ; and (B) by inserting , and notify such individual of the taking of any such action before the period.