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A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide States with assistance to establish or expand clearinghouses to locate missing children.

Introduced: May 21, 1985 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 23, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.
Dec 17, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 5, 1985
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Dec 5, 1985
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Dec 5, 1985
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Nov 26, 1985
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 441.
Nov 26, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Reported to Senate by Senator Thurmond under the authority of the order of Nov 23, 85 with amendments. With written report No. 99-203.
Nov 21, 1985
Committee on Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Nov 12, 1985
Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. Approved for full committee consideration without amendment favorably.
Aug 21, 1985
Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice. Hearings held at Lexington, Kentucky. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-476.
Aug 16, 1985
Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Justice Department.
Jun 3, 1985
Committee on Judiciary requested executive comment from Justice Department.
Jun 3, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice.
May 21, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
May 21, 1985
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,322 McConnell, Mitch To make technical amendments. Agreed to Dec 5, 1985
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the Department of Justice (Administrator) to make grants to States for the purpose of establishing, operating, or expanding Missing Children Information Clearinghouses. Limits the grants to 50 percent of the costs of establishing and operating the Clearinghouse. Provides that no State shall be entitled to a grant in excess of $75,000.

Requires any State Clearinghouse to: (1) work in conjunction with the National Crime Information Center; (2) educate parents, children, and community agencies; (3) provide public information to assist in locating missing children; (4) publish a directory of organizations that provide assistance in locating missing children; (5) establish an in-State toll-free line for reporting missing children; (6) work with other public and private organizations; and (7) work with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Allows the Administrator to prescribe rules necessary to carry out this Act. Grants the Comptroller General of the United States access to any books, documents, or records of any State receiving assistance for the purpose of audit.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now January 23, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1174: A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide States with assistance to establish or expand clearinghouses to locate missing children.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1174/
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"S. 1174: A bill to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to provide States with assistance to establish or expand clearinghouses to locate missing children.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-S-1174/.
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