S 1701 · 97th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Missing Children Act

Introduced 1981-10-05· Sponsored by Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL]· Senate

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Latest: Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 6976 as an amendment.(1982-09-28)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Missing Children Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to collect and exchange information which would assist in the identification of unidentified deceased individuals, and the location of missing persons, including missing children.…

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Cosponsors (20)

3 Democrats16 Republicans1 Independent
Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL]AL
Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]RI
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]PA
Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]ID
Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC]SC
Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]SD
Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]ND
Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO]CO
Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN]TN
Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]OK
Sen. Byrd, Harry F., Jr. [I-VA]VA
Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]FL
Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]MS
Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]ME
Sen. Danforth, John C. [R-MO]MO
Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]KS
Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]NM
Sen. East, John P. [R-NC]NC
Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]UT
Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]WA