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HR 1716 105th Congress House

Missing and Exploited Children Act of 1997

Official title: To authorize appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Col… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, to operate a national resource center and clearinghouse relating to missing children.

Introduced: June 17, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 17, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
May 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
May 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 17, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Missing and Exploited Children Act of 1997 - Authorizes appropriations to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children for FY 1998 through 2002 to operate a national resource center and clearinghouse designed to: (1) provide information regarding free or low-cost legal, restaurant, lodging, and transportation services for the benefit of missing children and their families and information on Federal programs to assist such persons; (2) coordinate public and private programs which locate or reunite missing children with their legal guardians; (3) disseminate information about innovative and model missing children's programs, services, and legislation; and (4) provide technical assistance and training in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of missing and exploited child cases and in locating and recovering missing children.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3
QUINN, JACK
· Jun 26, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Jun 19, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 17, 1997
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 17, 1997
DOOLEY, CAL
· May 22, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· May 22, 1997
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 22, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 22, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 22, 1997
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· May 22, 1997
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 22, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1716: Missing and Exploited Children Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1716/
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"H.R. 1716: Missing and Exploited Children Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1716/.
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