Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017

Bill: 115-hr-1808
Sponsor: Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2]
Introduced: 2017-03-30 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Adoption and foster care
Child safety and welfare
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Elementary and secondary education
Family relationships
Human trafficking
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Pornography
Sex offenses
Travel and tourism

Summary:
action_date: 2017-03-30
text: 

Improving Support for Missing and Exploited Children Act of 2017

 
This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: 
 
 
to revise the definition of &quot;missing child&quot; to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian); 
 
to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent); 
 
to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); and 
 
to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. 
 

action_date: 2017-05-04
text: 

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 &quot;missing child&quot; 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. 

action_date: 2017-05-23
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 4, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

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 &quot;missing child&quot; 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. 


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