US Congress House Bill 1808 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 24 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-05-24 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to revise the findings to, among other things, specify that the growing numbers of children who are victims of child sexual exploitation include victims of child sex trafficking and sextortion. (Sec. 3) The bill revises the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian). It specifies that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent). (Sec. 4) It revises existing functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and adds new requirements for the NCMEC, including to: provide training and technical assistance to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities respond to missing foster children and identify, locate, and recover child sex trafficking victims; provide forensic and direct on-site technical assistance, including facial reconstruction of skeletal remains, to help families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities identify deceased children; provide training, technical assistance, and information to help law enforcement agencies and nongovernmental organizations identify and locate non-compliant sex offenders; and develop and disseminate programs and information on sexting and sextortion to families, law enforcement agencies, and other entities. (Sec. 6) The NCMEC must make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions.

Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017

Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. David Roe [R-TN]	Rep. Paul Mitchell [R-MI]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]	Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Gregorio Sablan [D-MP]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-24	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-05-23	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-05-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4453-4454)
2017-05-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1808.
2017-05-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4453-4457)
2017-05-23	House	Mr. Guthrie moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-05-04	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 64.
2017-05-04	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 115-110.
2017-04-04	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-04-04	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-03-30	House	Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
2017-03-30	House	Introduced in House

SB1312 (Related) 2018-12-21 - Signed by President.
SB3354 (Related) 2018-10-11 - Became Public Law No: 115-267.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1808/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1808/BILLS-115hr1808ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1808/BILLS-115hr1808rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1808/BILLS-115hr1808eh.pdf