US legislation on Japanese child abduction

H Res 1326

House Resolution 1326 was introduced to the House of Representatives on May 5, 2010 which is Children's Day in Japan, a national holiday. Representatives Jim Moran and Chris Smith were the original sponsors.

H Res 1326 was discussed on the floor of the House of Representatives, and the next day it passed by a vote of 416 - 1 on September 29, 2010. The text can be found at the link below.

http://www.govtrack.us/data/us/bills.text/111/hr/hr1326eh.pdf

H R 1940

HR 1940, the International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011 was introduced on May 23, 2011. It applies to all countries. Representative Chris Smith was the original sponsor.

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr1940ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr1940ih.pdf

Please contact your US Representative in your congressional district, and urge them to co-sponsor HR 1940.

H R 1940 amendment

A Japan-specific amendment was added by Representative Smith on July 22, 2011. It passed the House Foreign Affairs committee unanimously.

http://chrissmith.house.gov/UploadedFiles/Smith_Amendment_on_Child_Abduction_to_Japan.pdf