3.0.0 5230 2023-10-20T19:00:19Z 2023-10-20T19:00:19Z Senate S 2022-12-08 117 Help Find the Missing Act 117 5029 S 2022-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS Help Find the Missing Act 117 9491 HR 2022-12-12 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2022-12-27 Became Public Law No: 117-327. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-27 Became Public Law No: 117-327. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-27 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-27 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-23 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-23 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-14 20:44:58 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 20:44:57 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 4 (Roll no. 526). (text: CR H9828-9829) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 526 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll526.xml House 117 2022-12-15T01:44:57Z 2 2022-12-14 20:44:57 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 422 - 4 (Roll no. 526). Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 526 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll526.xml House 117 2022-12-15T01:44:57Z 2 2022-12-14 20:33:51 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9842) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 18:40:35 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 18:31:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 5230. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 18:30:58 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9828-9831) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-14 18:30:49 Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2022-12-12 14:24:59 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-12 14:12:05 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2022-12-09 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2022-12-08 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7080-7081; text: CR S7080-7081) Floor 2022-12-08 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7080-7081; text: CR S7080-7081) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2022-12-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. N C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2022-12-08 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2022-12-08 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2022-12-08 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2022-12-08 True Public Law 117-327 Crime and Law Enforcement Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Employee hiring Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Missing persons State and local government operations Technology assessment Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2022-12-08 Introduced in Senate 2023-09-25T16:32:20Z Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) consistent with its existing purpose and structure.

NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for cases involving missing persons and unidentified or unclaimed remains. NamUs is administered by the National Institute of Justice within DOJ.

The bill also establishes new requirements.

First, it requires a law enforcement agency that submits a missing child report to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to also submit the missing child report to NamUs. The NCIC is a computerized index of criminal justice data and files for reports of missing and unidentified persons. Current law requires law enforcement agencies to submit missing child reports to the NCIC database but not to the NamUs databases.

Second, the bill establishes requirements to facilitate data sharing between the NCIC database and the NamUs databases with respect to missing and unidentified persons.

Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to give the National Institute of Justice access to the NCIC missing person and unidentified person records for the purpose of validating cases and reconciling data with NamUs.

Additionally, the bill requires DOJ to assess the NCIC and NamUs systems and governing statutes, policies, and procedures and create a plan for NCIC to automatically transmit certain records to NamUs.

Third, the bill requires DOJ to report to forensic medicine service providers and law enforcement agencies on best practices for collecting, reporting, and analyzing data and information on missing persons and unidentified human remains.

DOJ must also report to Congress biennially on the status of the NCIC database and the NamUs databases. The report must describe the process of information sharing between the NCIC database and NamUs databases.

]]> 55 2022-12-08 Passed Senate 2023-09-29T18:26:10Z Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) consistent with its existing purpose and structure.

NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for cases involving missing persons and unidentified or unclaimed remains. NamUs is administered by the National Institute of Justice within DOJ.

The bill also establishes new requirements.

First, it requires a law enforcement agency that submits a missing child report to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to also submit the missing child report to NamUs. The NCIC is a computerized index of criminal justice data and files for reports of missing and unidentified persons. Current law requires law enforcement agencies to submit missing child reports to the NCIC database but not to the NamUs databases.

Second, the bill establishes requirements to facilitate data sharing between the NCIC database and the NamUs databases with respect to missing and unidentified persons.

Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to give the National Institute of Justice access to the NCIC missing person and unidentified person records for the purpose of validating cases and reconciling data with NamUs.

Additionally, the bill requires DOJ to assess the NCIC and NamUs systems and governing statutes, policies, and procedures and create a plan for NCIC to automatically transmit certain records to NamUs.

Third, the bill requires DOJ to report to forensic medicine service providers and law enforcement agencies on best practices for collecting, reporting, and analyzing data and information on missing persons and unidentified human remains.

DOJ must also report to Congress biennially on the status of the NCIC database and the NamUs databases. The report must describe the process of information sharing between the NCIC database and NamUs databases.

]]> 53 2022-12-14 Passed House 2023-10-20T18:58:31Z Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act

This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) consistent with its existing purpose and structure.

NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for cases involving missing persons and unidentified or unclaimed remains. NamUs is administered by the National Institute of Justice within DOJ.

The bill also establishes new requirements.

First, it requires a law enforcement agency that submits a missing child report to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to also submit the missing child report to NamUs. The NCIC is a computerized index of criminal justice data and files for reports of missing and unidentified persons. Current law requires law enforcement agencies to submit missing child reports to the NCIC database but not to the NamUs databases.

Second, the bill establishes requirements to facilitate data sharing between the NCIC database and the NamUs databases with respect to missing and unidentified persons.

Specifically, the bill requires DOJ to give the National Institute of Justice access to the NCIC missing person and unidentified person records for the purpose of validating cases and reconciling data with NamUs.

Additionally, the bill requires DOJ to assess the NCIC and NamUs systems and governing statutes, policies, and procedures and create a plan for NCIC to automatically transmit certain records to NamUs.

Third, the bill requires DOJ to report to forensic medicine service providers and law enforcement agencies on best practices for collecting, reporting, and analyzing data and information on missing persons and unidentified human remains.

DOJ must also report to Congress biennially on the status of the NCIC database and the NamUs databases. The report must describe the process of information sharing between the NCIC database and NamUs databases.

]]> 49 2022-12-27 Public Law 2023-09-12T13:24:15Z Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act

This act provides statutory authority for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to maintain the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) consistent with its existing purpose and structure.

NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for cases involving missing persons and unidentified or unclaimed remains. NamUs is administered by the National Institute of Justice within DOJ.

The act also establishes new requirements.

First, it requires a law enforcement agency that submits a missing child report to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) to also submit the missing child report to NamUs. The NCIC is a computerized index of criminal justice data and files for reports of missing and unidentified persons. Current law requires law enforcement agencies to submit missing child reports to the NCIC database but not to the NamUs databases.

Second, the act establishes requirements to facilitate data sharing between the NCIC database and the NamUs databases with respect to missing and unidentified persons.

Specifically, the act requires DOJ to give the National Institute of Justice access to the NCIC missing person and unidentified person records for the purpose of validating cases and reconciling data with NamUs.

Additionally, the act requires DOJ to assess the NCIC and NamUs systems and governing statutes, policies, and procedures and create a plan for NCIC to automatically transmit certain records to NamUs.

Third, the act requires DOJ to report to forensic medicine service providers and law enforcement agencies on best practices for collecting, reporting, and analyzing data and information on missing persons and unidentified human remains.

DOJ must also report to Congress biennially on the status of the NCIC database and the NamUs databases. The report must describe the process of information sharing between the NCIC database and NamUs databases.

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