HR 5745
110th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Custody of children
Families
Government Operations and Politics
Kidnapping
Missing children
To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of missing child for purposes of that Act.
Introduced: April 9, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 9, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include within the definition of "missing child" a child (less than 18 years of age) whose whereabouts are known to the child's legal custodian from whose control such child: (1) was removed in violation of law; or (2) is believed by such custodian to have been taken out of the Untied States without the consent of such custodian by, or for the benefit of, an individual who may possibly claim custodial rights with respect to such child.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
1