HR 3781 · 97th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Missing Children Act

Introduced 1981-06-03· Sponsored by Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24]· House

Bill Progress

✓
Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: See H.R.6976.(1982-08-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Missing Children Act - Directs the Attorney General to collect and preserve information which would assist in: (1) the identification of any deceased individual who has not been identified within 30 days of his or her death; and (2) the location of any missing child who is under the age of 17, does not have a history of running away, and has been missing for at least 48 hours.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

13 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-7]NY
Rep. Archer, Bill [R-TX-7]TX
Rep. Benjamin, Adam, Jr. [D-IN-1]IN
Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]NY
Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-12]MI
Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4]FL
Rep. Coughlin, Lawrence [R-PA-13]PA
Rep. Coyne, James K. [R-PA-8]PA
Rep. Crane, Daniel B. [R-IL-22]IL
Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1]NH
Rep. Corcoran, Tom [R-IL-15]IL
Rep. DeNardis, Lawrence J. [R-CT-3]CT
Rep. Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6]WA
Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]NY
Rep. Dunn, Jim [R-MI-6]MI
Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-15]NJ
Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7]PA
Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6]OK
Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15]FL
Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-4]CA