[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1325 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1325

              Recognizing National Missing Children's Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 4, 2010

 Mr. Rooney submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
              Recognizing National Missing Children's Day.

Whereas, May 25, 2010, will be the 28th National Missing Children's Day;
Whereas National Missing Children's Day honors the obligation of the United 
        States to locate and recover missing children by prompting parents, 
        guardians, and other trusted adult role models to make child safety an 
        utmost priority;
Whereas in the United States nearly 800,000 children are reported missing a 
        year, more than 58,000 children are abducted by nonfamily members, and 
        more than 2,000 children are reported missing every day;
Whereas efforts of Congress to provide resources, training, and technical 
        assistance have increased the capabilities of State and local law 
        enforcement to find children and to return them home safely;
Whereas in 2006 the Adam Walsh Act was signed into law to register, monitor, and 
        track sex offenders and protect children from predators;
Whereas the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz served as the impetus for 
        the creation of National Missing Children's Day, first proclaimed in 
        1983; and
Whereas Etan's photograph was distributed throughout the United States and 
        appeared in media globally, and the powerful image came to represent the 
        anguish of thousands of searching families: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes National Missing Children's Day and 
        encourages all people in the United States to join together to 
        plan events in communities across the United States to raise 
        public awareness of law enforcement and the issue of missing 
        children and the need to address the national problem of 
        missing children;
            (2) recognizes that one of the most important tools for law 
        enforcement to use in the case of a missing child is an up-to-
        date, good quality photograph of the child and urges all 
        parents and guardians to follow the important precaution of 
        maintaining such a photograph;
            (3) recognizes the vital role of law enforcement and the 
        criminal justice system in preventing kidnappings and abduction 
        of children while also leading efforts to locate missing 
        children; and
            (4) acknowledges that National Missing Children's Day 
        should remind people in the United States not to forget the 
        children who are still missing and not to waver in the efforts 
        of law enforcement to reunite such children with their 
        families.
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