[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 605 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 605

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that communities 
 should implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted 
                               children.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2000

Mrs. Wilson (for herself, Mr. Lampson, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Frost, 
   Mr. Oxley, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
Greenwood, and Mr. Visclosky) submitted the following resolution; which 
             was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that communities 
 should implement the Amber Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted 
                               children.

Whereas communities should implement an emergency alert plan such as the Amber 
        Plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children;
Whereas the Amber Plan, a partnership between law enforcement agencies and media 
        officials, assists law enforcement, parents, and local communities to 
        respond immediately to the most serious child abduction cases;
Whereas the Amber Plan was created in 1996 in memory of 9-year-old Amber 
        Hagerman who was kidnapped and murdered in Arlington, Texas;
Whereas in response to community concern, the Association of Radio Managers with 
        the assistance of area law enforcement in Arlington, Texas, created the 
        Amber Plan;
Whereas, to date, the Amber Plan is credited with saving the lives of at least 9 
        children nationwide;
Whereas the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children endorses the 
        Amber Plan and is promoting the use of such emergency alert plans 
        nationwide;
Whereas the Amber Plan is responsible for reuniting children with their 
        searching parents: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
Amber Plan is a powerful tool in fighting child abductions and should 
be used across the United States.
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