Child Support Enforcement
and
Healthy Fatherhood Initiatives


Hearings

Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing on October 6, 2009 entitled, "Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance (Treaty Doc 110-21)."

Current Legislation

S. 1309 "Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009" - referred to the Senate Finance Committee
     - Legislative Text
     - CRS summary

H.R. 2979 "Julia Carson Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2009" - referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, 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.
     - Legislative Text
     - CRS summary

H.R. 2028 "New Employee Verification Act of 2009" - referred to House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law
     - Legislative Text
     - CRS summary

Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families: The Office of Child Support Enforcement

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families: Office of Family Assistance (OFA)

2008 House Ways and Means Committee Green Book

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations