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S. 4798 116th Congress Senate

National Child Identification Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to use grant funds to provide identification kits to certain children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 5, 2020 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 5, 2020
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 Latest action October 5, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4172 Identical bill National Child Identification Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Nov 10, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4798: National Child Identification Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4798/
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"S. 4798: National Child Identification Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4798/.
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S. 4798, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4798/.
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