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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should cooperate with the United States Postal Service and the…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should cooperate with the United States Postal Service and the Polly Klaas Search Center to disseminate information regarding the kidnapping of Polly Klaas.

Introduced: October 26, 1993 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Nov 21, 1993

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 21, 1993

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Nov 21, 1993

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Nov 21, 1993

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Nov 21, 1993

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10578-10579)

Nov 21, 1993

Mr. Sawyer moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Nov 8, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

Oct 29, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Operations and Services.

Oct 26, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.

Oct 26, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

Oct 26, 1993

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8491-8492)

Oct 26, 1993

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to cooperate with the U.S. Postal Service and the Polly Klaas Search Center to use nationwide mailings to disseminate information concerning the kidnapping of Polly Klaas.

Commends the community of Petaluma, California, the Petaluma Police Department, and the FBI for their hard work on this case.

What's happening now November 21, 1993

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Bill text 2 versions

Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 4

Civil and Constitutional Rights Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Post Office and Civil Service Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 8

Pelosi, Nancy

California · Nov 10, 1993

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Nov 10, 1993

Cantwell, Maria

Washington · Oct 28, 1993

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Oct 28, 1993

Nadler, Jerrold

New York · Oct 28, 1993

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Oct 28, 1993

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Oct 28, 1993

Waters, Maxine

California · Oct 28, 1993

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 285: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should cooperate with the United States Postal Service and the Polly Klaas Search Center to disseminate information regarding the kidnapping of Polly Klaas.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-285/

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"H. Res. 285: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Attorney General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation should cooperate with the United States Postal Service and the Polly Klaas Search Center to disseminate information regarding the kidnapping of Polly Klaas.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-285/.

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H. Res. 285, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-285/.

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