[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 394 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 394

  Recognizing the 36th anniversary of National Missing Children's Day.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 22, 2019

 Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Gallego, Mr. 
 Meadows, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Gaetz, and 
 Mrs. Lesko) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
  the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the 36th anniversary of National Missing Children's Day.

Whereas President Ronald Reagan proclaimed May 25 as National Missing Children's 
        Day;
Whereas National Missing Children's Day prompts parents, guardians, and other 
        trusted adult role models to make child safety an unconditional 
        priority;
Whereas National Missing Children's Day honors the duty and sacrifice of 
        Federal, Tribal, State, and local law enforcement to locate and recover 
        missing children;
Whereas the Federal Bureau of Investigation's National Crime Information Center 
        reported 424,066 entries of missing children in 2018;
Whereas the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is the Nation's 
        clearinghouse on issues related to missing and exploited children;
Whereas the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children plays a vital 
        role in locating and recovering missing children by managing the AMBER 
        Alert Secondary Distribution Program;
Whereas law enforcement activates AMBER Alerts in the most serious child 
        abduction cases;
Whereas AMBER Alerts have been credited to the successful recovery of 957 
        children;
Whereas the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act (Public Law 115-166) 
        builds a truly national and cohesive network of AMBER Alerts by 
        integrating Tribal AMBER Alert communications systems with those of 
        neighboring jurisdictions to ensure that AMBER Alerts reach as many 
        people as possible, as swiftly as possible; and
Whereas efforts of Congress to provide resources, training, and technical 
        assistance have increased the capabilities of Federal, Tribal, State, 
        and local law enforcement to find children and return them home safely: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the 36th anniversary of National Missing 
        Children's Day;
            (2) encourages communities across the United States to 
        raise public awareness on child safety;
            (3) recognizes the critical role of law enforcement and the 
        justice system in preventing the abduction and exploitation of 
        children; and
            (4) remembers the children who are still missing and honors 
        the efforts of law enforcement to reunite such children with 
        their families.
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