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Senate bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to punish as a Federal criminal offense the crimes of international parental child abduction.

S. 185Introduced Jan 25, 1989Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Sen. Alan Dixon D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 28, 1990 — Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

13 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 9 Democrats, 1 independent

3 of 13 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Richard Bryan (D-NV), Alfonse D'Amato (R-NY), Albert Gore (D-TN), Henry Heinz (R-PA), John Kerry (D-MA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Harry Reid (D-NV), Donald Riegle (D-MI), Terry Sanford (D-NC), James Sasser (D-TN), Paul Simon (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Alan Dixon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress

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Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.