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HR 4344 112th Congress House

International Commission on Missing Persons Assistance Act of 2012

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of State to assist the International Commission on Missing Persons to establish a permanent and international legal status with the … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of State to assist the International Commission on Missing Persons to establish a permanent and international legal status with the immunities required for operations globally, to continue the financial support of the United States of the ICMP in their work to assist governments and other authorities in locating and identifying persons missing as a result of conflicts or natural or man-made disasters, to support the investigation of genocide and mass atrocities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 11, 2012 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
International Affairs Conflicts and warsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigations
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Human rightsInternational organizations and cooperationNatural disastersRefugees, asylum, displaced personsUnited Nations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Mar 30, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 30, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 7, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

International Commission on Missing Persons Assistance Act of 2012 - Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United States should support the work of the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) to clarify the fate of persons missing as a result of conflict and natural and man-made disasters, (2) the United States should support the expansion of the ICMP's mandate to include assistance to governments in locating persons missing for involuntary reasons, (3) the President should enunciate a policy of assisting the ICMP in establishing a permanent and internationally recognized legal status, and (4) the Secretary of State shall make every effort to advance this proposal at the United Nations (U.N.).

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress regarding such activities.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 11, 2012
Carnahan, Russ
· Apr 25, 2012
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Mar 30, 2012
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 30, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4344: International Commission on Missing Persons Assistance Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4344/
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"H.R. 4344: International Commission on Missing Persons Assistance Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4344/.
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H.R. 4344, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-4344/.
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