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H.R.3695: Help Find the Missing Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced Oct. 1, 2009
- Latest Major Action Feb. 24, 2010
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
30 (24 Democrats, 6 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Help Find the Missing Act or Billy's Law - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Attorney General to maintain public databases, known as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or NamUs, to contain missing persons records and unidentified remains cases to assist in identifying missing people and solving cases of unidentified human remains. Transfers to NamUs all functions, personnel, assets, liabilities, and administrative actions carried out...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-416.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.
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Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3695.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Oct. 1, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Christopher S. Murphy (D-Conn.) |