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- H.R.5519
H.R.5519: Help Find the Missing Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 113th Congress
- This bill is primarily about crime and law enforcement
- Introduced Sept. 17, 2014
- Latest Major Action Oct. 28, 2014
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act - Authorizes the Attorney General, through the Director of the National Institute of Justice, to maintain public databases containing missing persons records and unidentified remains cases, to be known as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or NamUs, for purposes of assisting in identifying missing people and solving cases of unidentified human remains. Transfers all functions,...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Oct. 28, 2014 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Sept. 17, 2014 |
Introduced in the House by Ted Poe (R-Texas) |