Key Votes
HR 1218 - Child Custody Protection Act - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Mark Sanford, Jr. voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - July 12, 1999
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (270-159) - June 30, 1999 (Key vote)
Title: Child Custody Protection Act
Vote to pass a bill that criminalizes the act of transporting a minor across state lines to avoid parental notification laws and obtain access to abortion services.
- Allows for exemptions to the law if the life of the minor is in danger or if a court in the minor's home state waives the parental notification required by that state.
- Allocates up to $100,000 in fines and/or up to one year imprisonment of those convicted of transporting a minor over state lines to have an abortion.
- Allows any parent or guardian to pursue civil action against those who violate parental notification laws.
- Specifies that neither the minor nor her guardians may be prosecuted or sued for a violation of this act.
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 23, 1999
Title: Child Custody Protection Act
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Herbert H. 'Herb' Bateman (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Merrill A. Cook (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Randall H. 'Duke' Cunningham (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. 'Tom' Davis III (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jay W. Dickey (AR - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael F. 'Mike' Doyle Jr. (PA - D)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jo Ann Emerson (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest Lee 'Ernie' Fletcher (KY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Patrick Forbes (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tillie K. Fowler (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- George W. Gekas (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- William F. 'Bill' Goodling (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Porter J. Goss (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Lindsey O. Graham (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gilbert W. 'Gil' Gutknecht (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Tony P. Hall (OH - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joel Hefley (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard A. 'Rick' Hill (MT - ) (Out Of Office)
- Van Hilleary (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William 'Asa' Hutchinson (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- William Lewis 'Bill' Jenkins (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher 'Chris' John (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Peter T. 'Pete' King (NY - R)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John J. LaFalce (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ray H. LaHood (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen 'Steve' Largent (OK - ) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- William O. Lipinski (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frank A. LoBiondo (NJ - R)
- Frank D. Lucas (OK - R)
- Kenneth R. 'Ken' Lucas (KY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bill McCollum (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James O. 'Jim' McCrery III (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David M. McIntosh (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D)
- Howard P. 'Buck' McKeon (CA - R)
- Jack Metcalf (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John L. Mica (FL - R)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James L. 'Jim' Oberstar (MN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Ronald C. 'Ron' Packard (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Collin C. Peterson (MN - D)
- David D. Phelps (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R)
- Richard W. Pombo (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert J. 'Rob' Portman (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nick Joe Rahall II (WV - D)
- Robert R. 'Bob' Riley (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- James E. Rogan (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul D. Ryan (WI - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Matthew 'Matt' Salmon (AZ - ) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Scarborough (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Schaffer (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Frank James 'Jim' Sensenbrenner Jr. (WI - R)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Donald L. 'Don' Sherwood (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Ronnie Shows (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Talent (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Gerald Tancredo (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R)
- John R. Thune (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- James T. 'Jim' Walsh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julius Caesar 'J.C.' Watts Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
- Charles William 'Bill' Young (FL - R)