[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 403 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 403

    Recognizing the importance of Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety in 
  addressing the problem of missing children, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2005

   Mr. Capuano (for himself, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Kuhl of New York, Mr. 
Conyers, Mr. Moore of Kansas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Cummings, 
  Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Markey, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Delahunt, and 
 Mr. Olver) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Recognizing the importance of Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety in 
  addressing the problem of missing children, and for other purposes.

Whereas the problem of missing children is complex and multifaceted;
Whereas the best national estimates for the number of missing children are from 
        incidence studies conducted by the Department of Justice's Office of 
        Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and state that annually 
        there are an estimated 797,500 children reported missing, including 
        58,200 children abducted by nonfamily members, 115 children who are the 
        victims of the most serious, long-term nonfamily abductions called 
        ``stereotypical kidnappings'', and 203,900 children who are the victims 
        of family abductions;
Whereas according to a 1997 study by the State of Washington's Office of the 
        Attorney General, ``74 percent of abducted children who are murdered are 
        dead within three hours of the abduction'';
Whereas the problem of sexual victimization of children is overwhelming in 
        magnitude yet largely unrecognized and underreported;
Whereas statistics show that 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 10 boys are sexually 
        exploited before they reach adulthood, yet less than 35 percent of those 
        child sexual assaults are reported to authorities;
Whereas the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children was established in 
        1984 as a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization to provide services 
        nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, 
        endangered, and sexually-exploited children;
Whereas pursuant to its mission and its congressional mandates, the National 
        Center for Missing & Exploited Children serves as a clearinghouse of 
        information about missing and exploited children and has created safety 
        tips for distribution to children, including Knowing My 8 Rules for 
        Safety, which has been published in 30 different languages; and
Whereas Knowing My 8 Rules for Safety advises children to check first with 
        parents or the adult in charge before going anywhere; to tell someone 
        trusted if something is wrong; to stay strong, smart, and safe; and to 
        learn important telephone numbers and where to go in case of an 
        emergency in addition to many other tips; Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the importance of Knowing My 8 Rules for 
        Safety in addressing the problem of missing children;
            (2) commends schools and public establishments that have 
        posted these rules in a central location; and
            (3) encourages schools and public establishments that have 
        not yet displayed these rules to consider doing so.
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