Whereas more than 9,000 children in the United States have been abducted and removed from the country by one of their parents between 2008 and 2015, separating those children from parents remaining in the United States; Whereas it is illegal under section 1204 of title 18, United States Code, to remove, or attempt to remove, a child from the United States or retain a child (who has been in the United States) outside of the United States with the intent to obstruct the lawful exercise of parental rights; Whereas nearly 800 children experienced international parental child abduction during 2018; Whereas, during 2018, over 107 countries were involved in one or more cases of international parental child abduction relating to children who are United States citizens; Whereas the United States is a party to the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, done at The Hague, October 25, 1980, which— (1) supports the prompt return of wrongly removed or retained children; and (2) calls for all participating parties to respect parental custody rights; Whereas a significant number of children who have been abducted from the United States have yet to be reunited with their custodial parents; Whereas, during 2018, nine countries were identified under the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2014 ( 22 U.S.C. 9101 et seq.) as engaging in a pattern of noncompliance; Whereas the Supreme Court of the United States has recognized that family abduction— (1) is a form of child abuse with potentially devastating consequences for a child , that may include negative impacts on the physical and mental well-being of the child; and (2) can cause a child to experience a loss of community and stability, leading to loneliness, anger, and fear of abandonment