United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 5291 (97th)
Missing Children Act
Introduced
16 December 1981
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Status
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.
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Discovery layer
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29 August 2025
Summary
Missing Children Act - Directs the Attorney General to collect and preserve information which would assist in: (1) the identification of any deceased individual who has not been identified within 30 days of his or her death; and (2) the location of any missing child who is under the age of 17, does not have a history of running away, and has been missing for at least 48 hours.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 December 1981
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/5291
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/5291