HR 1808 — Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017
Last action — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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4Passed Senate
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6Enacted
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 4, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent). (Sec. 4) It revises existing functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and adds new requirements for the NCMEC, including to: provide training and technical assistance to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities respond to missing foster children and identify, locate, and recover child sex trafficking victims; provide forensic and direct on-site technical assistance, including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains, to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities identify deceased children; provide training, technical assistance, and information to help law enforcement agencies and nongovernmental organizations identify and locate non-compliant sex offenders; and develop and disseminate programs and information on sexting and sextortion to families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities. (Sec. 6) The NCMEC must make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions.
Bill Text
What changed in the latest version
5 added · 1 removedPlain-language change summary
The text indicates that the bill known as HR 1808 was received in the Senate on May 24, 2017, after being read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Additionally, the phrase "Engrossed in House" was removed from the previous version. This change reflects a shift in the status of the bill as it moves from the House to the Senate for further consideration.
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read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend and improve the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
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1808 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To amend and improve the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
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- Referred in Senate View text Current html May 24, 2017
- Engrossed Engrossed in House html May 23, 2017
- Reported Reported in House html May 04, 2017
- Introduced Introduced in House html March 30, 2017
Action History
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Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-110.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-110.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.
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Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4453-4457)
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1808.
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4453-4454)
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4453-4454)
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
- Brett Guthrie · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Guthrie, Brett Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HR 1808 do?
- (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 4, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent). (Sec. 4) It revises existing functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and adds new requirements for the NCMEC, including to: provide training and technical assistance to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities respond to missing foster children and identify, locate, and recover child sex trafficking victims; provide forensic and direct on-site technical assistance, including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains, to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities identify deceased children; provide training, technical assistance, and information to help law enforcement agencies and nongovernmental organizations identify and locate non-compliant sex offenders; and develop and disseminate programs and information on sexting and sextortion to families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities. (Sec. 6) The NCMEC must make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions.
- Who sponsors HR 1808?
- HR 1808 is sponsored by Guthrie, Brett (Republican).
- What is the current status of HR 1808?
- This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track HR 1808?
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