PROJECT: HR 1940 International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011

[M.Capestro]

The current Congress is in session until the end of 2012. We have until then to get the bill passed.

[StrngConviction]

The current Congress is in session until the end of 2012. We have until then to get the bill passed.

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[lovellboys]

It's part of my daily routine.....get up, go to work, call my Congressman....yada yada.....

[Diane]

Called, emailed and sent a snail mail to my Congressman. (Again)  Is it just me or does it seem like NOTHING of consequence gets passed anymore.   I also asked AGAIN, to have a personal meeting with Congressman Huizenga.   We have to at least make a giant effort again.  Perhaps with the Christmas spirit, they might find this issue more compelling and it should reach across party lines. 

[StrngConviction]

this is letter i sent Vickey Hartzler

My Son Dylan Warren( NCIC# M898970669 with National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) was abducted by his non- custodial Mother  Elizabeth Barker and taken to The Republic of Ireland. I need your support  and ask you to not only support the Bill that Chris Smith has before congress to pass , but to contact the State Department in support of having my Son returned under the Hague Convention guidelines.
    I have sole legal and physical custody , I have jumped through loops of fire to present Ireland with Affidavits of Law and Judges orders to have him returned , Article 15 Declarations that state this was a violation of MO. laws and is considered a parental kidnapping and child abduction and after all thhis I find out she is living in a homeless shelter for her drug use and domestic lifestyle that left her and the children homeless and abused. AND IRELAND IS STILL REFUSING TO SEND MY SON BACK UNDER HAGUE GUIDELINES.  but in fact is housing her and giving her what she needs to survive and keep this lifestyle going on. I beg you to please support this bill mentioned in this email and contact my OCI officer in the DOS , Mr. Worden at 1-202-647-4886. or email him at WordenN@state.gov
BELOW IS A LIST OF CONGRESSMAN IN SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION , PLEASE JOIN THEM !

As you may already know, Congressman Chris Smith re-introduced his bill on international child abduction on the eve of the May 24th hearing. The bill has a new number and name, although it is very similar to the 2009 bill which had been introduced in the previous Congress (HR 3240).

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-1940

Of the original 48 co-sponsors, 11 are no longer in Congress so we have 37 carry-overs (listed below) who were co-sponsors of the last bill. Certainly we should focus on asking them to co-sponsor the new bill in addition to reaching out to other members of Congress.

I will be checking in with Chris Smith's office this week to find out what, if anything, is different about the new bill.

Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Marsha Blackburn [R-TN7]
Dan Burton [R-IN5]
Ken Calvert [R-CA44]
Steve Cohen [D-TN9]
John Duncan [R-TN2]
Jo Ann Emerson [R-MO8]
Jeffrey Fortenberry [R-NE1]
Trent Franks [R-AZ2]
Scott Garrett [R-NJ5]
Kay Granger [R-TX12]
Luis Gutiérrez [D-IL4]
Maurice Hinchey [D-NY22]
Timothy Johnson [R-IL15]
Leonard Lance [R-NJ7]
Thomas Latham [R-IA4]
Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ2]
Daniel Lungren [R-CA3]
Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI11]
Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA5]
Gary Miller [R-CA42]
Jeff Miller [R-FL1]
James Moran [D-VA8]
Pete Olson [R-TX22]
Ted Poe [R-TX2]
Steven Rothman [D-NJ9]
Loretta Sanchez [D-CA47]
Aaron Schock [R-IL18]
James Sensenbrenner [R-WI5]
John Shimkus [R-IL19]
William Shuster [R-PA9]
Glenn Thompson [R-PA5]
John Tierney [D-MA6]
Michael Turner [R-OH3]
Maxine Waters [D-CA35]
Rob Wittman [R-VA1]
Frank Wolf [R-VA10] - Co-sponsor May 23, 2011
Allen West [R-FL22] - Co-sponsor

[StrngConviction]

Vickey Hartzlers DC office called me today that they are sponsoring it , and that she is handing my case over to her office that handles childrens issues but plans on calling the OCI in support of my cause ....guess we will see , she knew alot about the times it came up and referred to it as 3240 and knew it was up last May and is again up in AUG.

[ANALE]

Just sent my representative another e-mail.  Have never gotten a reply from any of the others.  I probably just have to make a pest of myself.