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H.R. 6048: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

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H.R. 6048: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-14 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-14 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members deployed in support of a contingency operation. States that if a motion for change of custody of a child of such a member is filed while the member is so deployed, no court may enter an order modifying or amending a previous child custody judgment, except if there is clear and convincing evidence that it is in the best interest of the child. Prohibits any court from considering a member's absence due to deployment, or possible deployment, in support of a contingency operation in determining the best interest of the child.

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Official text

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for the protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · 58 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Wilson (R-SC), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), John R. Carter (R-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6048 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110