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S. 5029 117th Congress Senate

Billy’s Law

Official title: A bill to authorize funding for, and increase accessibility to, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to authorize funding for, and increase accessibility to, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, to facilitate data sharing between such system and the National Crime Information Center database of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to provide incentive grants to help facilitate reporting to such systems, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 29, 2022 Introduced by: Christopher Murphy Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action September 29, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and requires certain data sharing between databases of the National Crime Information Center and NamUs. It also provides for grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to support reporting to these systems.

 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 29, 2022
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 29, 2022
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Sep 29, 2022
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Sep 29, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5029: Billy’s Law. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5029/
MLA
"S. 5029: Billy’s Law." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5029/.
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S. 5029, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5029/.
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[S. 5029: Billy’s Law](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5029/)
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