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Child Abduction Awareness Month: Protecting Families and Children

The U.S. Senate designates April 2025 as "Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month." The aim is to raise public awareness about the harmful consequences of such abductions for children and parents, and to emphasize the importance of preventive measures and the return of abducted children.
Key points
Highlighting that international parental child abduction is a crime with devastating emotional and psychological consequences for the child.
Calling for the full utilization of legal tools, such as the Sean and David Goldman Act, to negotiate international agreements and resolve abduction cases.
Increasing awareness of prevention programs, like the Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program, which helps prevent the illegal removal of children from the U.S.
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A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Countering International Parental Child Abduction Month" and expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should raise awareness of the harm caused by international parental child abduction.
Print number: SRES 150
Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
Process start date: 2025-04-01