,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjah,mr4
 ,valadao 7= himself & ,ms4 ,s9ema7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t c\ntries 
t are p>ty to ! ,hague ,conv5tion on !  
,civil ,aspects ( ,int]national ,*ild   
,abduction %\ld "w to resolve           
int]national p>5tal *ild abduction      
cases1 & = o!r purposes4  ,:]eas        
int]national p>5tal *ild abduction is ! 
removal or ret5tion ( a *ild outside !  
*ild's c\ntry ( habitual resid5ce by a  
p>5t or gu>dian 9 violation ( ano!r p>5t
 or gu>dian's cu/odial rights2 ,:]eas 9 
an increas+ly integrat$ & mobile _w     
int]national *ild cu/ody disputes are   
likely to increase 9 frequ5cy2 ,:]eas   
s9ce #aihh1 ! ,hague ,conv5tion on !    
,civil ,aspects ( ,int]national ,*ild   
,abduction has be5 ! pr9cipal me*anism =
 en=c+ ! return ( abduct$ *ildr5 to !   

,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,hague          
,conv5tion is an int]national treaty t  
provides a civil me*anism to promptly   
return *ildr5 :o h be5 tak5 outside ( _!
 c\ntry ( habitual resid5ce 9 violation 
( cu/odial rights2 ,:]eas 9 #bjah1 !re 7
 #ih c\ntries t 7 p>ties to ! ,hague    
,conv5tion2 ,:]eas 9 #bjag1 #ac ( su*   
#ih c\ntries demon/rat$ a patt]n (      
non-compliance ) ! ,hague ,conv5tion2   
,:]eas "s c\ntries t are p>ty to !      
,hague ,conv5tion d n apply ! ,conv5tion
 retroactively ) respect to cases       
initiat$ prior to ! date on :i* !       
c\ntries involv$ 9 su* cases became a   
p>ty to ! ,conv5tion1 & !re=e !re rema9 
a l>ge numb] ( unresolv$ *ild abduction 
cases2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates has at    
lea/ "o out/&+ int]national p>5tal *ild 
abduction case p5d+ ) m ?an #ajj        
c\ntries1 includ+ c\ntries t are p>ties 
to ! ,hague ,conv5tion & c\ntries t are 
n p>ties to ! ,conv5tion2 ,:]eas 9      
,cali=nia alone !re are almo/ #bjj      
out/&+ cases ( int]national p>5tal *ild 

abduction f ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas   
int]national p>5tal *ild abduction      
disproportionately impacts memb]s ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives t c\ntries t are p>ty to
 ! ,hague ,conv5tion on ! ,civil        
,aspects ( ,int]national ,*ild          
,abduction %\ld "w to resolve           
int]national p>5tal *ild abduction      
cases1 includ+ by apply+ ! ,conv5tion   
retroactively ) respect to cases        
initiat$ prior to ! date on :i* !       
c\ntries involv$ 9 su* cases became a   
p>ty to ! ,conv5tion4