To amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to ensure that child support for unborn children is collected and distributed under the child support enforcement program, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill requires states to establish and enforce child support obligations for biological fathers of unborn children, allowing retroactive collection from conception date with mother's consent, and prevents federal waivers. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Family Law, Social Welfare, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Pregnant women seeking child support could gain revenue opportunities and Family law attorneys could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Biological fathers of unborn children could face higher costs, State child support enforcement agencies (Title IV-D programs) would take on compliance duties, and State family courts would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Requires states to establish and enforce child support obligations for biological fathers of unborn children, allowing retroactive collection from conception date with mother's consent, and prevents federal waivers...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill requires states to establish and enforce child support obligations for biological fathers of unborn children, allowing retroactive collection from conception date with mother's consent, and prevents federal waivers.
Key Policy Areas
Family Law, Social Welfare, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill requires states to establish and enforce child support obligations for biological fathers of unborn children, allowing retroactive collection from conception date with mother's consent, and prevents federal waivers.
Policy Domains
Section 1 - Short Title
Identified Gains
- Pregnant women seeking child support
- Family law attorneys
Identified Costs
- Biological fathers of unborn children
- State child support enforcement agencies (Title IV-D programs)
- State family courts
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Biological fathers of unborn children, Pregnant women seeking child support
Positive-direction: Pregnant women seeking child support
Negative-direction: Biological fathers of unborn children
State child support enforcement agencies (Title IV-D programs), State family courts
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "a_court"
- → State family courts with jurisdiction over child support determinations
- "the_state"
- → State child support enforcement agencies operating Title IV-D programs under Social Security Act
- "a_physician"
- → Medical professionals determining conception dates
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
A member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb
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