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Help Find the Missing Act

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 14, 2022
Location: Washington, DC


Mr. Speaker, S. 5230, the Help Find the Missing Act, authorizes the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System was created by the Department of Justice 15 years ago to provide a missing persons and unidentified remains database that the public can contribute to and access.

S. 5230 would connect the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System with the FBI's National Crime Information Center, which would create more comprehensive missing persons and unidentified remains databases. This would allow for a more streamlined reporting process for law enforcement.

This bill would also require missing children be reported to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Currently, missing children are only required to be reported to the National Crime Information Center.

Finally, the bill would require the Department of Justice to issue guidelines and best practices on handling missing persons and unidentified remains cases for law enforcement, medical examiners, and coroners to find the missing.
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