House Bill 1808
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
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Passed House on May 23, 2017
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Bill Number
1808
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Brett Guthrie
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checkPassed on May 23, 2017
Status
Passed
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4453-4454)
Summary
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act:
- to revise the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian);
- to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent);
- to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); and
- to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions.
May 24, 2017
May 23, 2017
May 4, 2017
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05/24/2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
05/23/2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
05/23/2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4453-4454)
05/23/2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4453-4454)
05/23/2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1808.
05/23/2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4453-4457)
05/23/2017
Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
05/04/2017
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.
05/04/2017
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-110.
04/04/2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
04/04/2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/30/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
03/30/2017
Introduced in House
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