Congressional vote

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended: H RES 1326 Calling on the Government of Japan to immediately address the growing problem of abduction to and retention of United States citizen minor children in Japan

Outcome: Passed
Yea–Nay: 416–1
Vote: h · No. 553 · 2010-09-29
Related bill: H.Res. 1326 · Calling on the Government of Japan to immediately address the growing problem of abduction to and retention of United States citizen minor children in Japan, to work closely with the Government of the United States to return these children to their custodial parent or to the original jurisdiction for a custody determination in the United States, to provide left-behind parents immediate access to their children, and to adopt without delay the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

Outcome

passage-suspension · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended · Required: 2/3