House Bill 1808
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
Active
Passed House on May 23, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
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Bill Number
1808
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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checkPassed on May 23, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
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
March 30, 2017
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
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:35:28 PM