S. 534: Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-02 · Native Americans · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

Tribal Child Support Enforcement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · 2 cosponsors

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Ron Wyden (D-OR), Steve Daines (R-MT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] reported raising $4.7 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 (Passed Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s534.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>

Record fed-us-cong117-s534 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117