United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3695 (111th)
Billy's Law
Introduced
1 October 2009
Last action
24 February 2010 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2], Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1], Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Murphy, Scott [D-NY-20], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Help Find the Missing Act or Billy's Law - 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 solve cases of unidentified human remains. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) share information on missing persons and unidentified human remains contained in the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) Missing and Unidentified Person File database with the NamUs database; (2) update the online data entry format for such databases to allow states to report information to each database; (3) establish a grant program to assist in the reporting of missing persons and unidentified remains information to the NCIC and NamUs databases; (4) issue a report to the offices of medical examiners, offices of coroners, and federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies describing the best practices for collecting, reporting, and analyzing data and information on missing persons and unidentified human remains; and (5) report to Congress on the status of the NCIC Missing and Unidentified Person File and NamUs databases. Amends the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 to require reports of missing children (under age 21) to NamUs databases.
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Timeline
1 October 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 October 2009
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Source: Committee
21 January 2010
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
27 January 2010
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
27 January 2010
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 February 2010
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 242.
Source: Calendars
22 February 2010
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-416.
Source: Committee
22 February 2010
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-416.
Source: Committee
23 February 2010
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
23 February 2010
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H683-685)
Source: Floor
23 February 2010
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H683-685)
Source: Floor
23 February 2010
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3695.
Source: Floor
23 February 2010
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H683-687)
Source: Floor
23 February 2010
Floor
Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
24 February 2010
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 24 February 2010 · Download file
- Engrossed in House · 23 February 2010 · Download file
- Reported in House · 22 February 2010 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 1 October 2009 · Download file
Documents
11 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
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Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 February 2010
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 24 February 2010
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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 February 2010
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Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 23 February 2010
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 23 February 2010
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Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 22 February 2010
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Reported in House (PDF)
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 22 February 2010
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 October 2009
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Minnick, Walter [D-ID-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Scott [D-NY-20] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Christopher J. [R-NY-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3695
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3695
- us · 111-hr-3695 · source updated 10 August 2026