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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 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Apr 9, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 9, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2518 Related bill Bring Our Children Home Act
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Green, Al
Texas · Apr 9, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5745: To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of missing child for purposes of that Act.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5745/
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"H.R. 5745: To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to expand the definition of missing child for purposes of that Act.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5745/.
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H.R. 5745, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5745/.
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