legislation: 101-s-1163

Congressional bills and resolutions from Congress.gov, filtered to policy areas relevant to environmental, health, agriculture, and wildlife regulation.

Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API

This data as json

bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
101-s-1163 101 s 1163 A bill to amend the District of Columbia Code to limit the length of time for which an individual may be incarcerated for civil contempt in a child custody case in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and to provide for expedited appeal procedures to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for individuals found in civil contempt in such case. Law 1989-06-13 1989-09-07 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 6 Amends the District of Columbia Code to set a 12-month limit on the term of imprisonment which may be imposed for civil contempt in child custody cases. Requires the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to hear an appeal from an order of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia holding an individual in contempt and imposing imprisonment on such individual in the course of a child custody case within 60 days after such individual requests such appeal. Makes the preceding amendments inapplicable 18 months after this Act's enactment, but applicable to persons incarcerated on or before such date. Direct the Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committees to study civil contempt law and procedures in the District of Columbia and the Federal courts and report to the Senate, by September 1, 1990, on their findings and recommendations for changes to current law. 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z  

Links from other tables