Recovering Missing Children Act
Latest action · Jun 30, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-184.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2015
- Passed HouseMay 10, 2016
- Passed SenateJun 16, 2016
- To the PresidentJun 23, 2016
- Became lawJun 30, 2016Public Law 114-184
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 10, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Recovering Missing Children Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit federal law enforcement officials to seek an ex parte order in federal court for the disclosure of tax returns or return information for criminal investigations pertaining to missing or exploited children.
If the order is granted, the information may be disclosed to federal officers and employees who are personally and directly engaged in judicial or administrative proceedings, investigations, or federal grand jury proceedings to enforce a federal criminal statute pertaining to a missing or exploited child.
A federal agency may disclose to state and local law enforcement agencies information obtained under the authority provided by this bill if:
- the state or local agency is part of a team with the federal agency in the investigation, and
- the information is disclosed only to officers and employees who are personally and directly engaged in the investigation.
The state or local agency may only use the disclosed information in locating the missing child, in a grand jury proceeding, or in any preparation for, or investigation which may result in, a judicial or administrative proceeding.
Cosponsors 30
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 23, 2015 to May 10, 2016; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | Jul 23, 2015 |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Original | Jul 23, 2015 |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Original | Jul 23, 2015 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Original | Jul 23, 2015 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| R-OH | James B. Renacci | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Bill Johnson | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jan 12, 2016 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 2, 2016 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| R-MI | Mike Bishop | Feb 4, 2016 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Feb 9, 2016 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Feb 11, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2015Markup Apr 28, 2016Reported May 10, 2016 |
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred May 11, 2016Discharged Jun 16, 2016 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2016Signed by President.
- Jun 30, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-184.
- Jun 23, 2016Presented to President.
- Jun 16, 2016Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4287-4288)
- Jun 16, 2016Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4287-4288)
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4287, S4288 | Amy Klobuchar D-MN, Michael B. Enzi R-WY, Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Jun 16, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2417 | Erik Paulsen R-MN | May 16, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2189–H2192Text printed H2189 | Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, David G. Reichert R-WA, Erik Paulsen R-MN, Joe Courtney D-CT | May 10, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5520 | Erik Paulsen R-MN | Jul 27, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 10, 2016H.R. 3209, Recovering Missing Children ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 28, 2016
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 116, July 23, 2015, page H5468.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46484 | Understanding Federal Legislation: A Sectionby-Section Guide to Key Legal Considerations | Report | May 19, 2022 |
| TE10041 | The House Calendar and Schedule: Evaluating Practices and Challenges | Testimony | Oct 16, 2019 |
| RL34325 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3016 | Recovering Missing Children Act | Related bill | May 26, 2016 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children investigations.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Recovering Missing Children Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Recovering Missing Children Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Recovering Missing Children Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Recovering Missing Children Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Recovering Missing Children Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 11, 2016Referred in Senate
- May 10, 2016Reported in House
- May 10, 2016Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
