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HR 5884 117th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement

Child RESCUE Act

Introduced: November 4, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 4, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Response to Exploitation and Sexual abuse of Children in Unaddressed Emergencies Act or the Child RESCUE Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a national working group—the United States Working Group on Children in Imminent Danger—to study policing strategies and resource needs to rescue children who are victims of child sexual abuse material or victims of sexual abuse involving child sexual abuse material.

The working group must report to Congress on its findings and conclusions, as well as recommendations for legislation.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 4
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jan 12, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 8, 2021
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Dec 8, 2021
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Nov 17, 2021
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Nov 5, 2021
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Nov 4, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Nov 4, 2021
 R
Owens, Burgess
Utah · Nov 4, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5884: Child RESCUE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5884/
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"H.R. 5884: Child RESCUE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5884/.
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H.R. 5884, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5884/.
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