Family - Legislation
- Bill Introduced: S.3689 Economic Recovery Act of 2008
A bill making supplemental appropriations for job creation and preservation, infrastructure investment, and economic and energy assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
(November 15, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.7082 Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
October 15, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-428.
(October 13, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.6893 Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008
To amend parts B and E of title IV of the Social Security Act to connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, improve incentives for adoption, and for other purposes.
October 07, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-351.
(October 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.6028 Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized ...
To authorize law enforcement and security assistance, and assistance to enhance the rule of law and strengthen civilian institutions, for Mexico and the countries of Central America, and for other purposes.
(May 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5658 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation, and for other purposes.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.2787 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes.
(March 29, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.1046 Expressing support for the designation of September 2008 as ...
Expressing support for the designation of September 2008 as "National Link Awareness Month" and recognizing the link between animal cruelty and other forms of societal violence.
(March 11, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.70 Budget resolution FY2009
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.
(March 5, 2008) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5543 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2008
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes.
(March 4, 2008) - Bill Enacted: H.R.4986 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgements against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
January 28, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-181.
(January 26, 2008) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.2640 NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007
To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes.
January 08, 2008: Signed by President.
(January 6, 2008) - Bill Vetoed: H.R.1585 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, a
December 28, 2007: Pocket Vetoed by President.
(December 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.
(November 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.4014 Insurance Non-Discrimination for Survivors Act
To prohibit discrimination in insurance coverage to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
(October 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.2237 Crime Control and Prevention Act of 2007
A bill to fight crime.
(October 23, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3557 Restore American Dream Act of 2007
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, homeownership plans.
(September 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3395 Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007
To amend 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.
(August 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3258 Single Parent Protection Act of 2007
To amend 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.
(July 29, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3086 To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the case of ...
To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide, in the case of certain widows and widowers whose judicial survivors' annuities are terminated on account of remarriage, for the restoration of benefits upon the dissolution of the remarriage.
(July 16, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1788 A bill to provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of ...
A bill to provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals whose child support payments are more than $2,500 in arrears.
(July 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1725 Restoring Pension Promises to Workers Act
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and title 5, United States Code, to improve the protection of pension benefits, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1739 TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007
A bill to amend section 35 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the health coverage tax credit, and for other purposes.
(June 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1626 Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007
A bill to amend title XIV of the Social Security Act to ensure funding for grants to promote responsible fatherhood and strengthen low-income families, and for other purposes.
(June 12, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2188 Kinship Caregiver Support Act
To establish kinship navigator programs, to establish kinship guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.
(May 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1288 Women's Retirement Security Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to increase the retirement security of women and small business owners, and for other purposes.
(May 1, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1865 To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain local tax ...
To amend title 31, United States Code, to allow certain local tax debt to be collected through the reduction of Federal tax refunds.
(April 15, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.1081 Flat Tax Act of 2007
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes.
(April 8, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.109 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States ...
Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(March 27, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.99 Revising the congressional budget for the United States ...
Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
(March 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.Res.263 Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for ...
Recognizing National Foster Care Month as an opportunity for Congress to improve the foster care system throughout the United States.
(March 21, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.803 Child Support Protection Act of 2007
A bill to repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments.
(March 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1386 Child Support Protection Act of 2007
To repeal a provision enacted to end Federal matching of State spending of child support incentive payments.
(March 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1222 Keep Our Promise to America's Military Retirees Act
To restore health care coverage to retired members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.
(February 26, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1158 To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the ...
To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the two-year waiting period for divorced spouse's benefits following the divorce.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.661 Kinship Caregiver Support Act
A bill to establish kinship navigator programs, to establish guardianship assistance payments for children, and for other purposes.
(February 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1090 Social Security Guarantee Plus Act of 2007
To amend the Social Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve and strengthen the Social Security Program through the creation of personal Social Security guarantee accounts ensuring full benefits for all workers and their families, restoring long-term Social Security solvency, to make certain benefit improvements, and for other purposes.
(February 13, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.567 Authorization bill FY2008, Defense
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2008, and for other purposes.
(February 11, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.959 Forgotten Military Widows Annuity Act of 2007
To expand a Department of Defense survivor annuity program that covers unremarried surviving spouses of certain members of the uniformed services who died before October 1, 1978, to include any otherwise eligible surviving spouse who remarries after age 55 or whose remarriage before age 55 is terminated.
(February 6, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.896 To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for ...
To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the pass through of all child support collected on behalf of families receiving assistance under the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families.
(February 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.871 Jane's Law
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.
(February 5, 2007) - Bill Introduced: S.382 Keeping Families Together Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.687 Keeping Families Together Act of 2007
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.
(January 22, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.611 To eliminate the requirement that States collect Social Security ...
To eliminate the requirement that States collect Social Security numbers from applicants for recreational licenses.
(January 20, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.491 To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals ...
To provide for the mandatory revocation of passports of individuals who are more than $5,000 in arrears in child support payments.
(January 14, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.133 Citizenship Reform Act of 2007
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent resident aliens.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.78 American Child Support Enforcement Immigration Act of 2006
To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and title IV of the Social Security Act to provide for the denial of family classification petitions filed by an individual who owes child support arrearages.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Introduced: H.R.203 Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act
To amend Federal crime grant programs relating to domestic violence to encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders, and for other purposes.
(January 2, 2007) - Bill Signed by President: H.R.6111 Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.
December 20, 2006: Signed by President.
(December 18, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5803 Keeping Families Together Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.
(July 11, 2006) - Bill Introduced: S.3523 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the ...
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the Tax Court may review claims for equitable innocent spouse relief and to suspend the running on the period of limitations while such claims are pending.
(June 13, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5436 Fostering Our Future Act of 2006
To improve foster care court capacity through loan forgiveness and performance measurement.
(May 17, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.5188 Jane?s Law
To amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen enforcement of spousal court-ordered property distributions, and for other purposes.
(April 23, 2006) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3758 Fostering Our Future Act of 2005
To improve foster care court capacity through grants, loan forgiveness, and performance measurement.
(September 11, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1679 Working to Enhance Courts for At-Risk and Endangered Kids Act of 2005
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen courts for at-risk children, and for other purposes.
(September 10, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3594 Domestic Violence Victim Protection Act
To amend Federal crime grant programs relating to domestic violence to encourage States and localities to implement gun confiscation policies, reform stalking laws, create integrated domestic violence courts, and hire additional personnel for entering protection orders, and for other purposes.
(July 26, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3460 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow married individuals who are legally separated and living apart to exclude from gross income the income from United States savings bonds used to pay higher education tuition and fees.
(July 25, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.1431 A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide loan ...
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide loan forgiveness for attorneys who represent low-income families or individuals involved in the family or domestic relations court system.
(July 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.3324 Arrest Methamphetamine Act of 2005
To arrest methamphetamine abuse in the United States.
(July 16, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.2756 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary ...
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the Secretary of the Treasury and the Commissioner of Social Security to disclose certain taxpayer returns and return information upon written request by an order from a State or local court in a family law proceeding.
(June 5, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.1800 Social Security Overhaul bill
To provide for the establishment and maintenance of personal Social Security investment accounts under the Social Security system.
(April 19, 2005) - Bill Signed by President: S.256 Bankruptcy Reform bill
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
April 20, 2005: Signed by President.
(April 18, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.812 Flat Tax Act of 2005
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax only on individual taxable earned income and business taxable income, and for other purposes.
(April 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.430 Arrest Methamphetamine Act of 2005
A bill to arrest methamphetamine abuse in the United States.
(February 15, 2005) - Bill Introduced: S.380 Keeping Families Together Act
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.
(February 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.823 Keeping Families Together Act
To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a State family support grant program to end the practice of parents giving legal custody of their seriously emotionally disturbed children to State agencies for the purpose of obtaining mental health services for those children.
(February 13, 2005) - Bill Introduced: H.R.685 Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
To amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.
(February 7, 2005)