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Version 01 · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Aug 25, 1994
Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the appropriate authorities of each State to enforce according to its terms a child support order made by a court of another State, provided that the court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear the matter and enter such an order and has personal jurisdiction over the contestants and that the contestants are given reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard. Prohibits such authorities from seeking or making a modification of such an order unless the authority has jurisdiction to make such a child support order and: (1) the court of the State no longer has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the order because that State no longer is the child's State or the residence of any contestant; or (2) each contestant has filed written consent to that authority making the modification and assuming continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the order. Permits a State court that no longer has continuing jurisdiction over such orders to enforce prior orders with respect to nonmodifiable and unsatisfied obligations. Specifies that, in a proceeding to establish, modify, or enforce a child support order, the forum State's law shall apply, except that: (1) in interpreting such an order, a court shall apply the law of the State of the court that issued the order; and (2) in enforcing such an order, a court shall apply the statute of limitation of the forum State or the State of the court that issued the order, whichever provides the longer period of limitation.
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Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] · D–IL
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Became Public Law No: 103-383.
Became Public Law No: 103-383.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10918)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walker objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until Oct. 5. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10784-10785)
Mr. Brooks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S13436-13437)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S13436-13437)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 604.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-361.
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Biden with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-361.
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5663-5664)
Introduced in Senate
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