HR 3209 114th Congress House

Recovering Missing Children Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children investigations.

Introduced: July 27, 2015 See on congress.gov

Taxation Child safety and welfareCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationTax administration and collection, taxpayers

Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 30, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-184.

Jun 30, 2016

Signed by President.

Jun 23, 2016

Presented to President.

Jun 16, 2016

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 16, 2016

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 16, 2016

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 16, 2016

Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4287-4288)

Jun 16, 2016

Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4287-4288)

May 11, 2016

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

May 10, 2016

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 10, 2016

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2189)

May 10, 2016

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2189)

May 10, 2016

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3209.

May 10, 2016

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2189-2192)

May 10, 2016

Mr. Paulsen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

May 10, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.

May 10, 2016

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 114-542.

Apr 28, 2016

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Apr 28, 2016

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 27, 2015

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5520)

Jul 23, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jul 23, 2015

Introduced in House

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Latest action June 30, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-184.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Recovering Missing Children Act

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit federal law enforcement officials to seek an ex parte order in federal court for the disclosure of tax returns or return information for criminal investigations pertaining to missing or exploited children.

If the order is granted, the information may be disclosed to federal officers and employees who are personally and directly engaged in judicial or administrative proceedings, investigations, or federal grand jury proceedings to enforce a federal criminal statute pertaining to a missing or exploited child.

A federal agency may disclose to state and local law enforcement agencies information obtained under the authority provided by this bill if:

the state or local agency is part of a team with the federal agency in the investigation, and
the information is disclosed only to officers and employees who are personally and directly engaged in the investigation.

The state or local agency may only use the disclosed information in locating the missing child, in a grand jury proceeding, or in any preparation for, or investigation which may result in, a judicial or administrative proceeding.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives
Finance Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 15

Costello, Ryan

· May 10, 2016

Kelly, Mike

Pennsylvania · Apr 27, 2016

Roskam, Peter

· Apr 27, 2016

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Apr 15, 2016

Smith, Adrian

Nebraska · Apr 13, 2016

JOHNSON, SAM

· Apr 12, 2016

Neal, Richard E.

Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2016

Wisconsin · Jul 27, 2015

Courtney, Joe

Connecticut · Jul 23, 2015

Reichert, David

· Jul 23, 2015

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