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House resolution · 111th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Calling on Brazil in accordance with its obligations under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to obtain, as a matter of extreme urgency, the return of Sean Goldman to his father David Goldman in the United States; urging the governments of all countries that are partners with the United States to the Hague Convention to fulfill their obligations to return abducted children to the United States; and recommending that all other nations, including Japan, that have unresolved international child abduction cases join the Hague Convention and establish procedures to promptly and equitably address the tragedy of international child abductions.

H.Res. 125Introduced Feb 4, 2009Policy area: International Affairs
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Where it went

Latest action: Mar 11, 2009 — The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

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

57 cosponsors — 40 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 57 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

John Adler (D-NJ), Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), John Boehner (R-OH), John Boozman (R-AR), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Dan Burton (R-IN), Tom Cole (R-OK), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), David Dreier (R-CA), John Duncan (R-TN), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), J. Forbes (R-VA), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Barney Frank (D-MA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Elton Gallegly (R-CA), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Gene Green (D-TX), Wally Herger (R-CA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Walter Jones (R-NC), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Peter King (R-NY), Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Leonard Lance (R-NJ) and 27 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.