Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

2/8/2022, 11:22 PM

Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

This bill permits tribal child support enforcement agencies to access the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program to collect past-due child support payments from the federal tax refunds of noncustodial parents.

Additionally, the bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration to disclose certain tax return information to tribal child support enforcement agencies. Such information may be disclosed to establish and collect child support obligations from, and to locate, those individuals owing such obligations.

It also permits the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse tribal agencies for certain reporting costs related to the Federal Parent Locator Service.

Congress
116

Number
S - 3154

Introduced on
2020-01-08

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

1/8/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

This bill permits tribal child support enforcement agencies to access the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program to collect past-due child support payments from the federal tax refunds of noncustodial parents.

Additionally, the bill authorizes the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration to disclose certain tax return information to tribal child support enforcement agencies. Such information may be disclosed to establish and collect child support obligations from, and to locate, those individuals owing such obligations.

It also permits the Department of Health and Human Services to reimburse tribal agencies for certain reporting costs related to the Federal Parent Locator Service.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to improve the effectiveness of tribal child support enforcement agencies, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Native Americans

Potential Impact
Child safety and welfare
Debt collection
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Separation, divorce, custody, support
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary1/27/2021

Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

This bill permits tribal child support enforcement agencies to access the Federal Tax Refund Offset Program to collect past-due child support payments from the federal tax refunds of noncustodial...


Latest Action1/8/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.