Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-s-2051
Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Introduced: 2023-06-20 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Child safety and welfare
Computer security and identity theft
Crime victims
Crimes against children
Criminal justice information and records
Digital media
Domestic violence and child abuse
Emergency communications systems
Family services
Human trafficking
Internet, web applications, social media
Law enforcement administration and funding
Missing persons
Pornography
Sex offenses
Smuggling and trafficking
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2024-06-17
text: 

Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023

This act reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises programs and activities for missing and exploited children.

Specifically, the act revises certain terminology within the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, including by replacing the term 
child pornography
 with 
child sexual abuse material
.

Additionally, the act expands the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). For example, the act allows NCMEC to provide support services, consultation, and assistance to missing and sexually exploited children, parents, their families, and child-serving professionals on recovery support, including counseling recommendations and community support.

Further, the act provides statutory authority for NCMEC to facilitate requests for removing from the internet any child sexual abuse material and sexually exploitive content depicting children. (Currently, NCMEC operates an initiative to help facilitate the removal of such content from the internet.) 

The act requires NCMEC to report additional information in its annual report on missing children. In particular, NCMEC must include in this publicly available report the number of children reported as missing from state-sponsored care, the number of such children whose recovery was reported, and the number of such children who are likely victims of child sex trafficking. 

The act also requires NCMEC to annually report on the criteria and processes used to establish forensic partnerships and recommend forensic resources to law enforcement.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-06-17
text: Became Public Law No: 118-65.
action_date: 2024-06-17
text: Became Public Law No: 118-65.
action_date: 2024-06-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-06-17
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-06-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-06-06
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-06-05
text: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2051 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3999)
action_date: 2024-06-05
text: Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 2051 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3999)
action_date: 2024-04-10
text: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 106). (text: CR H2229-2230)
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 406 - 0 (Roll no. 106). (text: CR H2229-2230)
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2233-2234)
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2051.
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2229-2232)
action_date: 2024-04-09
text: Ms. Foxx moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2023-07-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3583-3584; text: CR S3583-3584)
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3583-3584; text: CR S3583-3584)
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-07-26
text: Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S2147)
action_date: 2023-06-20
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 118-65