H.R. 4469: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

H.R. 4469: To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces deployed in support of a contingency operation.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-01-19 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-01-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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

Plain summary

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 the court finds 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 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 (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · 35 cosponsors

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Joe Wilson (R-SC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), 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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr4469.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr4469 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111