House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-150
Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014
Became law on Aug 8, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 28, 2013
- Committee actionOct 10, 2013
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2013 · 398–0
- Passed SenateJul 16, 2014 · by voice vote
- Resolving differencesJul 25, 2014
- To the PresidentJul 29, 2014
- Became lawAug 8, 2014
Latest action: Aug 8, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-150.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3212.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3212, Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2013” on November 26, 2013. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 10, 2013”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 26, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/44919
- CBO publication date
- November 26, 2013
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3212, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3212
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3212, Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014” on July 17, 2014. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 24, 2014”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 17, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/45545
- CBO publication date
- July 17, 2014
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3212, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3212
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 113-204 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Foreign Relations Committee on June 26, 2014.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 26, 2014 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/SRPT/204
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3212, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3212
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6012):Article I, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 20, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3212, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/3212
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 20, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
31 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 17 Democrats
17 of 31 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Corrine Brown (D-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Susan Davis (D-CA), George Holding (R-NC), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), James McGovern (D-MA), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Grace Meng (D-NY), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Gwen Moore (D-WI), James Moran (D-VA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Ted Poe (R-TX), Trey Radel (R-FL), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Frank Wolf (R-VA) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 4573 (113th) International Megan's Law to Prevent Demand for Child Sex Trafficking
- H.R. 5656 (113th) Global Food Security Act of 2014
- H.R. 1897 (113th) Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2013
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.