IV 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2005 
Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. KUHL of New York, Mr. CON-
YERS, 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 resolu-
tion; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Work-
force 
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 miss-
ing 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, includ-
ing 58,200 children abducted by nonfamily members, 115 
children who are the victims of the most serious, long-
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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 Washing-
ton’s Office of the Attorney General, ‘‘74 percent of ab-
ducted 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 re-
ported to authorities; 
Whereas the National Center for Missing & Exploited Chil-
dren 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 man-
dates, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Chil-
dren serves as a clearinghouse of information about miss-
ing 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 lan-
guages; 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 im-
portant telephone numbers and where to go in case of an
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emergency in addition to many other tips; Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the importance of Knowing My 8 
Rules for Safety in addressing the problem of miss-
ing children; 
(2) commends schools and public establish-
ments that have posted these rules in a central loca-
tion; and 
(3) encourages schools and public establish-
ments that have not yet displayed these rules to con-
sider doing so. 
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