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HR 202 107th Congress House

Suzanne's Law

Official title: To amend the Crime Control Act of 1990 to prohibit law enforcement agencies from imposing a waiting period before accepting reports of missing children less than 21 years of age.

Introduced: January 3, 2001 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice informationCriminal justice information systemsFamiliesGovernment Operations and Politics
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 12, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.
Jan 3, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Suzanne's Law - Amends the Crime Control Act of 1990 to require each Federal, State, and local law enforcement agency to report each case of a missing child under age 21 (currently, 18) reported to such agency to the Department of Justice's National Crime Information Center.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 13, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 202: Suzanne's Law. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-202/
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"H.R. 202: Suzanne's Law." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-202/.
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H.R. 202, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-202/.
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