| Eric |
| (old hand) |
| 07/26/04 09:57 AM |
Bill to Federalize Alimony
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> > Thanks to Eric Ross for this one.
> >
> > Bruce Eden, Director, NJ Fathers Rights
> Association
> > DADS (Dads Against Discrimination)--NJ and NY
> Chapters
> >
> > >Gentlemen,
> > >
> > >You probably do not know (and not surprisingly
> so, as it's been kept
> > >hush-hush) that in our own backyard there is a
> congressional rep
> > >(Republican, for God's sake!) who is quietly
> sneaking in a US Bill to make
> > >it a federal crime to be behind on alimony. He is
> attempting to fashion
> > >the law exactly as it operates in Child Custody
> Cases. Talking about
> > >modern slavery! Talking about debt prisons!
> > >
> > >Don't try to find any info on this bill on the
> Congressman's web-site. He
> > >is a model all-American goody-two-shoes,
> good-looking former quarterback
> > >or whatever the heck he was, used car salesman
> type.
> > >
> > >The scum-bag's name is John E. Sweeney, of the
> 20th Congressional District
> > >(I believe it's Saratoga).
> > >I think this must become a priority to make a
> ruckus about it, and to make
> > >sure The People's Representative (as well as the
> House Judiciary
> > >Committee) know what People think about the bill.
> > >
> > >= E. Ross
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Bill Summary &Status for the 108th Congress
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> > >Title: To amend title 18, United States Code, to
> provide penalties for
> > >failure to pay certain obligations to spouses and
> ex-spouses that are
> > >similar to the penalties imposed for failure to
> pay child support
> > >obligations, and for other purposes.
> > >Sponsor:
> > ><http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d108&
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querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Sweeney++John+E.))+01591))>Rep
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>Sweeney<http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d108&
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querybd=@FIELD(FLD003+@4((@1(Rep+Sweeney++John+E.))+01591))>,
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> > >John E. [NY-20] (introduced
> > >7/19/2004)
> >
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><http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d108:17:./temp/~bd3FVD:@@@P>
> > Cosponsors
> > >(1)
> > >Latest Major Action: 7/19/2004 Referred to House
> committee. Status:
> > >Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
> > >
> > >----------
> > >COSPONSORS(1), ALPHABETICAL [followed by
> Cosponsors withdrawn]: (Sort:
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><http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/D?d108:17:./temp/~bd3FVD:@@@N>by
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> > date)
> > >
> > ><http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/?&Db=d108&
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querybd=@FIELD(FLD004+@4((@1(Rep+Lowey++Nita+M.))+00709))>Rep
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> > >Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] - 7/19/2004
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