HR 6976
97th Congress
House
Missing Children Act
Official title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to acquire and exchange information to assist Federal, State, and local officials… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to acquire and exchange information to assist Federal, State, and local officials in the identification of certain deceased individuals and in the location of missing persons (including unemancipated persons).
Crime and Law Enforcement
Children and youthCriminal justice informationGovernment liabilityGovernment records, documents, and information
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Information servicesRunaway children
Everywhere this bill has been
33 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 12, 1982
Became Public Law No: 97-292.
Oct 12, 1982
Signed by President.
Oct 4, 1982
Presented to President.
Oct 4, 1982
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 1, 1982
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Oct 1, 1982
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1982
House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1982
Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Sep 30, 1982
Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Sep 30, 1982
Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.
Sep 30, 1982
Conference Report 97-911 Filed in House.
Sep 30, 1982
Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-911 Filed in House.
Sep 29, 1982
House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Edwards (CA), Kastenmeier, Schroeder, Washington, Sensenbrenner, Lungren, Shaw, Simon.
Sep 29, 1982
House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 1982
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 29, 1982
Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Thurmond; Hatch; Specter; Hawkins; Biden; DeConcini; Heflin.
Sep 28, 1982
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 28, 1982
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S. 1701.
Sep 28, 1982
Senate Committee on Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 22, 1982
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 20, 1982
Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 20, 1982
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 20, 1982
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Sep 16, 1982
Placed on Union Calendar No: 506.
Sep 16, 1982
Reported to House by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-820.
Aug 19, 1982
Ordered to be Reported.
Aug 19, 1982
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 18, 1982
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Aug 18, 1982
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 16, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
Aug 11, 1982
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Aug 11, 1982
Introduced in House
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Latest action
Became Public Law No: 97-292.
Plain-English summary
Missing Children Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to collect and exchange information which would assist in the identification of unidentified deceased individuals and the location of missing persons, including missing children.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6976: Missing Children Act. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6976/
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