Bill Text: TX HR107 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 3, 2023, as National Missing Persons Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-08 - Reported enrolled [HR107 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR107-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 107 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Families, communities, and advocates around the | ||
| country are observing February 3, 2023, as National Missing Persons | ||
| Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year, thousands of adults and children in the | ||
| United States disappear without a trace, and National Missing | ||
| Persons Day was established on May 25, 1983, to call attention to | ||
| these cases in hopes that they may be solved and that more missing | ||
| persons may be reunited with their loved ones; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Every person who goes missing, no matter the cause, | ||
| leaves behind family and friends who suffer from the trauma of their | ||
| loss and the uncertainty of whether or not they are alive and safe; | ||
| the psychological and emotional impact of this uncertainty can be | ||
| long lasting as loved ones wait for months, years, or even decades | ||
| to learn of a missing person's whereabouts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although countless cases remain unresolved, | ||
| technology has become a powerful tool to assist law enforcement, | ||
| medical and forensic professionals, and family members in locating | ||
| and identifying missing persons; one of the most significant | ||
| resources available today is the National Missing and Unidentified | ||
| Persons System, or NamUs, which provides an online database with | ||
| profiles on missing persons and unidentified remains, along with | ||
| additional forensic services and investigative support that can | ||
| help make a difference in cases that might otherwise go cold; and | ||
| WHEREAS, National Missing Persons Day serves as a reminder | ||
| that missing persons are not forgotten and that their loved ones are | ||
| not alone in their search for answers, and it presents a fitting | ||
| opportunity to affirm our commitment to bringing justice to victims | ||
| and closure to the families of Texans who have gone missing; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 3, 2023, as National Missing | ||
| Persons Day and express support for efforts to investigate and | ||
| resolve missing person cases in Texas. | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 107 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 7, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
