HR 4172
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Human trafficking
Missing persons
National Child Identification Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Aug 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
National Child Identification Act of 2019
This bill permits the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants for local law enforcement to distribute in-home fingerprint and DNA identification kits to families. These kits can be turned over to law enforcement to assist in locating missing or trafficked children.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4172: National Child Identification Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4172/
"H.R. 4172: National Child Identification Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4172/.
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