Senate Resolution 543 passed

This resolution sponsored by Senator Barbara Boxer condemns the international abduction of children and specifically mentions Japan several times.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/112/sres543

Official Summary

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9/19/2012–Reported to Senate amended.

Condemns the international abduction of all children.

Urges countries identified by the Department of State as noncompliant or demonstrating patterns of noncompliance with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction to fulfill their commitment to implement the Convention. Calls on all countries:

(1) to become a party to the Convention and institute measures to address cases of international parental child abduction, and

(2) that have not become a party to the Convention to develop a mechanism for the resolution of cases of international parental child abduction that occur prior to becoming a party to the Convention. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should:

(1) pursue the return of each child abducted by a parent from the United States to another country through all appropriate means, facilitate access by the left-behind parent if the child is not returned, and, where appropriate, seek the extradition of the abductor parent;

(2) take all appropriate measures to ensure that a child abducted to a Convention country is returned to the child’s country of habitual residence;

(3) use diplomacy to encourage other countries to become a party to the Convention and to encourage countries that have not become a party to the Convention to develop a mechanism to resolve cases of international child abduction that occur prior to becoming a party to the Convention; and

(4) review the advisory services made available to U.S. citizens by the Department of State, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and other U.S. government agencies to improve the prevention of such child abduction from the United States, and to ensure that effective assistance is provided to U.S. citizen parents of such abducted children.

Call to action to support Senate Resolution 543-International Parental Child Abduction

Thanks to Jeffery Morehouse and Randy Collins of BACHome for their hard work on this.  They have contacted all 85 Senate offices that have not yet co-sponsored Senate Resolution 543 and are continuing to follow up with them, and they need your help with this effort.  Please contact senators you are constituents of and ask them to co-sponsor and support this legislation.

The following is a link to the bachome.org site with contact information for the Senate offices, and we have also republished it below for your immediate reference.

http://www.bachome.org/wordpress/2012/08/contact-your-senator-about-intl-child-abduction/

Contact Your Senator About Intl. Child Abduction

Thursday, August 23rd, 2012

In 2011 at least 1367 American children were abducted by a parent to a foreign country. Most will never have a chance to come home to their families and communities in the U.S.

You can help today by emailing your U.S. Senator(s) and urging them to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 543  http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112sres543is/pdf/BILLS-112sres543is.pdf

Here’s how:

1) Use the chart below to find your Senator(s)

2) If they haven’t already co-sponsored, click the email link to their staff member

3) Email them* (Optionally you can call)

4) Ask your friends and family to do the same by sending them this link.

With your commitment to help we can create change to protect families in the future and help bring abducted children home now.

______________________________________________________________________________________

*HERE IS THE SUGGESTED EMAIL

Subject Line: S. Res 543- International Parental Child Abduction

I am a registered voter and a constituent. I would like the Senator to co-sponsor Senate Resolution 543

because American children need to be protected. In 2011 alone, at least 1367 American children were abducted by a parent to a foreign country.

Sincerely Yours,

[First & Last Name]

[City, State]

______________________________________________________________________________________

URGENT: The Deadline to Contact Your Senator(s) to Co-Sponsor S. Res 543 is in 16 days, 9 hours, 45 minutes

SENATOR INFO			STAFF MEMBER INFO
First	Last Name	State	First	Last	e-mail address	Phone            (202 Area Code)	S. Res. 543                      Co-sponsor Status
Mark	Begich	AK	David	Ramseur	david_ramseur@begich.senate.gov	224-3004
Lisa	Murkowski	AK	Nathan	Bergerbest	nathan_bergerbest@murkowski.senate.gov	224-6665
Richard	Shelby	AL	Kevin	Kane	kevin_kane@shelby.senate.gov	224-5744
John	Boozman	AR	Toni-Marie	Higgins	toni-marie_higgins@boozman.senate.gov	224-4843
Mark	Pryor	AR	Sarah	Holland	sarah_holland@pryor.senate.gov	224-2353
Jon	Kyl	AZ	Tim	Morrison	tim_morrison@kyl.senate.gov	224-4521
John	McCain	AZ	Elizabeth	Lopez	elizabeth_lopez@mccain.senate.gov	224-2235
Barbara	Boxer	CA	Ariana	Reks	ariana_reks@boxer.senate.gov	224-3553	Sponsor
Diane	Feinstein	CA	Richard	Harper	richard_harper@feinstein.senate.gov	224-3841	Co-sponsor
Michael	Bennet	CO	Sergio	Gonzales	sergio_gonzales@bennet.senate.gov	224-5852
Mark	Udall	CO	Casey	Howard	casey_howard@markudall.senate.gov	224-5941
Richard	Blumenthal	CT	Ethan	Saxon	ethan_saxon@blumenthal.senate.gov	224-2823
Joe	Lieberman	CT	?	?	?	224-4041
Thomas	Carper	DE	Olivia	Hayden	olivia_hayden@carper.senate.gov	224-2441
Christopher	Coons	DE	Halie	Soifer	halie_soifer@coons.senate.gov	224-5042
Bill	Nelson	FL	Marin	Stein	marin_stein@billnelson.senate.gov	224-5274
Marco	Rubio	FL	Victor	Cervino	victor_cervino@rubio.senate.gov	224-3041	Co-sponsor
Saxby	Chambliss	GA	Brandon	Bell	brandon_bell@chambliss.senate.gov	224-3521
Johnny	Isakson	GA	Chris	Sullivan	chris_sullivan@isakson.senate.gov	224-3643
Daniel	Akaka	HI	Nick	Ikeda	nick_ikeda@akaka.senate.gov	224-6361
Daniel	Inouye	HI	Mary	Yoshioka	mary_yoshioka@inouye.senate.gov	224-3934
Chuck	Grassley	IA	Kurt	Kovarik	kurt_kovarik@grassley.senate.gov	224-3744
Tom	Harkin	IA	Rosemary	Gutierrez	rosemary_gutierrez@harkin.senate.gov	224-3254
Mike	Crapo	ID	Ken	Flanz	ken_flanz@crapo.senate.gov	224-6142
James	Risch	ID	Chris	Socha	chris_socha@risch.senate.gov	224-2752
Richard	Durbin	IL	Ms. Erum	Ibrahim	erum_ibrahim@durbin.senate.gov	224-2152
Mark	Kirk	IL	Gretchen	Blum	gretchen_blum@kirk.senate.gov	224-2854	Co-sponsor
Daniel	Coats	IN	Terry	Snell	terry_snell@coats.senate.gov	224-5623
Richard	Lugar*	IN	Keith	Luse	keith_luse@lugar.senate.gov	224-4814	Co-sponsor
Jerry	Moran	KS	Jason	Wiens	jason_wiens@moran.senate.gov	224-6521
Pat	Roberts	KS	Theda	Owens	theda_owens@roberts.senate.gov	224-4774
Mitch	McConnell	KY	Reb	Brownell	reb_brownell@mcconnell.senate.gov	224-2541
Rand	Paul	KY	Brandon	Brooker	brandon_brooker@HSGAC.senate.gov	224-4343
Mary	Landrieu	LA	Libby	Whitbeck	libby_whitbeck@landrieu.senate.gov	224-5824	Co-sponsor
David	Vitter	LA	Josh	Hodges	josh_hodges@vitter.senate.gov	224-4623
Scott	Brown	MA	William	Wright	william_wright@scottbrown.senate.gov	224-4543
John	Kerry**	MA	Jeremy	D’Aliosio	jeremy_d’aloisio@kerry.senate.gov	224-2742	Co-sponsor
Benjamin	Cardin	MD	Katharine	Beamer	katharine_beamer@cardin.senate.gov	224-4524	Co-sponsor
Barbara	Mikulski	MD	Erin	Neill	erin_neill@mikulski.senate.gov	224-4654	Co-sponsor
Susan	Collins	ME	Peter	Halvorsen	peter_halvorsen@collins.senate.gov	224-2523
Olympia	Snowe	ME	Don	Green	don_green@snowe.senate.gov	224-5344
Carl	Levin	MI	Michael	Kuiken	michael_kuiken@armed-services.senate.com	224-6221
Debbie	Stabenow	MI	Doug	Messana	doug_messana@stabenow.senate.gov	224-4822
Al	Franken	MN	Jeff	Lomonaco	jeff_lomonaco@franken.senate.gov	224-5641
Amy	Klobuchar	MN	Marian	Grove	marian_grove@klobuchar.senate.gov	224-3244
Roy	Blunt	MO	Brian	Diffell	brian_diffell@blunt.senate.gov	224-5721
Claire	McCaskill	MO	Jason	Rauch	jason_rauch@mccaskill.senate.gov	224-6154
Thad	Cochran	MS	Will	Todd	will_todd@cochran.senate.gov	224-5054
Roger	Wicker	MS	Sarah	Drake	sarah_drake@wicker.senate.gov	224-6253
Max	Baucus	MT	Brittany	Beaulieu	brittany_beaulieu@baucus.senate.gov	224-2651
Jon	Tester	MT	Tony	McClain	tony_mcclain@tester.senate.gov	224-2644
Richard	Burr	NC	Cynthia	Ramos	cynthia_ramos@burr.senate.gov	224-3154
Kay	Hagan	NC	Rikkia	Ramsey	rikkia_ramsey@hagan.senate.gov	224-6342
Kent	Conrad	ND	Nathaniel	Luvtosky	nathaniel_luvtosky@conrad.senate.gov	224-2043
John	Hoeven	ND	Josh	Carter	josh_carter@hoeven.senate.gov	224-2551
Mike	Johanns	NE	Erin	Jeffery	erin_jeffery@johanns.senate.gov	224-4224
Ben	Nelson	NE	Ryan	Ehly	ryan_ehly@bennelson.senate.gov	224-6551
Kelly	Ayotte	NH	Brad	Bowman	brad_bowman@ayotte.senate.gov	224-3324
Jeanne	Shaheen	NH	Joel	Colony	joel_colony@shaheen.senate.gov	224-2841
Frank	Lautenberg	NJ	Allison	Peters	allinson_peters@lautenberg.senate.gov	224-3224	Co-sponsor
Robert	Menendez	NJ	Ryan	Sellinger	ryan_sellinger@menendez.senate.gov	224-4744
Jeff	Bingaman	NM	Jeffry	Phan	jeffry_phan@bingaman.senate.gov	224-5521
Tom	Udall	NM	Matthew	Padilla	matthew_padilla@tomudall.senate.gov	224-6621
Dean	Heller	NV	Josh	Finestone	josh_finestone@heller.senate.gov	224-6244
Harry	Reid	NV	Jessica	Lewis	jessica_lewis@reid.senate.gov	224-3542
Kirsten	Gillibrand	NY	Elena	Broitman	elena_broitman@gillibrand.senate.gov	224-4451	Co-sponsor
Chuck	Schumer	NY	Erin	Vaughn	erin_vaughn@schumer.senate.gov	224-6542
Sherrod	Brown	OH	Doug	Babcock	doug_babcock@brown.senate.gov	224-2315
Rob	Portman	OH	Brent	Bombach	brent_bombach@portman.senate.gov	224-3353
Tom	Coburn	OK	Jeremy	Hayes	jeremy_hayes@coburn.senate.gov	224-5754
James	Inhofe	OK	Joel	Starr	joel_starr@inhofe.senate.gov	224-4721	Co-sponsor
Jeff	Merkley	OR	Will	White	will_white@merkley.senate.gov	224-3753	Co-sponsor
Ron	Wyden	OR	Isaiah	Akin	isaiah_akin@wyden.senate.gov	224-5244
Robert	Casey	PA	Damian	Murphy	damian_murphy@casey.senate.gov	224-6324
Patrick	Toomey	PA	Dan	Adelstein	dan_adelstein@toomey.senate.gov	224-4254
Jack	Reed	RI	Carolyn	Chuhta	carolyn_chuhta@reed.senate.gov	224-4642
Sheldon	Whitehouse	RI	Ben	Weiner	ben_weiner@whitehouse.senate.gov	224-2921
Jim	DeMint	SC	Robert	Moore	robert_moore@demint.senate.gov	224-6121
Lindsey	Graham	SC	Matt	Rimkunas	matt_rimkunas@graham.senate.gov	224-5972
Tim	Johnson	SD	Karen	Kunze	karen_kunze@johnson.senate.gov	224-5842
John	Thune	SD	Jason	VanBeek	jason_vanbeek@thune.senate.gov	224-2321
Lamar	Alexander	TN	Erin	Reif	erin_reif@alexander.senate.gov	224-4944
Bob	Corker	TN	Stacie	Oliver	stacie_oliver@corker.senate.gov	224-3344
John	Cornyn	TX	E. Grace	Smitham	grace_smitham@cornyn.senate.gov	224-2934
Kay Bailey	Hutchison	TX	Coalter	Baker	coalter_baker@hutchison.senate.gov	224-5922
Orrin	Hatch	UT	William	Castle	william_castle@hatch.senate.gov	224-5251
Mike	Lee	UT	Miriam	Harmer	miriam_harmer@lee.senate.gov	224-5444
Mark	Warner	VA	Manica	Noziglia	manica_noziglia@warner.senate.gov	224-2023
Jim	Webb	VA	Marta	McLellanRoss	marta_mclellanross@webb.senate.gov	224-4024
Patrick	Leahy	VT	Tim	Rieser	tim_rieser@leahy.senate.gov	224-4242	Co-sponsor
Bernard	Sanders	VT	Huck	Gutman	huck_gutman@sanders.senate.gov	224-5141
Maria	Cantwell	WA	Spencer	Launer	spencer_launer@cantwell.senate.gov	224-3441
Patty	Murray	WA	Lauren Renee	Overman	lauren_overman@murray.senate.gov	224-4607	Co-sponsor
Ron	Johnson	WI	Alan	Elias	alan_elias@ronjohnson.senate.gov	224-5323
Herb	Kohl	WI	Harry	Stein	harry_stein@kohl.senate.gov	224-5653
Joe	Manchin	WV	Mr. Lee	Garton	lee_garton@manchin.senate.gov	224-3954
John	Rockefeller	WV	Nate	Adler	nate_adler@rockefeller.senate.gov	224-6472
John	Barrasso	WY	Amber	Bland	amber_bland@barrasso.senate.gov	224-6441
Michael	Enzi	WY	Wendy	Gnehm	wendy_gnehm@enzi.senate.gov	224-3424

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