PRINTER'S NO. 3540
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
932
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BOBACK, NEILSON, TOOHIL, CHARLTON, READSHAW,
SONNEY, DUSH, HENNESSEY, ROTHMAN, MILLARD, MACKENZIE,
SCHLOSSBERG, KAVULICH, SCHLEGEL CULVER, R. BROWN, JAMES,
RYAN, DiGIROLAMO, DAVIS, MURT, V. BROWN, LONGIETTI, KINSEY,
YOUNGBLOOD, STAATS, CONKLIN, JOZWIAK, EVERETT, BURNS,
MARSICO, B. MILLER, WATSON, HILL-EVANS, DRISCOLL, STURLA,
CALTAGIRONE, McCLINTON, BIZZARRO, GILLEN, WHEELAND, M. QUINN
AND HEFFLEY, MAY 18, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 18, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing May 25, 2018, as "National Missing Children's Day"
in Pennsylvania and urging participation in child protection.
WHEREAS, Between 1979 and 1981, a series of high-profile
missing children cases and 29 murders of children and young
adults in Atlanta, Georgia, brought attention to the lack of
coordinated efforts among Federal, state and local law
enforcement to search for missing children; and
WHEREAS, In 1982, the Missing Children Act (Public Law 97-
292, 96 Stat. 1259) was enacted, allowing information on missing
children to be entered into the Federal Bureau of
Investigation's National Crime Information Center; and
WHEREAS, In 1984, the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children (NCMEC) was created; and
WHEREAS, NCMEC partners with the United States Department of
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Justice to help law enforcement find missing children, eliminate
child sexual exploitation and prevent child victimization; and
WHEREAS, According to NCMEC, approximately 800,000 children
are reported missing each year; and
WHEREAS, Of these cases of missing children, more than
203,000 are victims of family abductions and an estimated 58,000
are victims of nonfamily abductions; and
WHEREAS, Annually, an estimated 115 children are victims of
kidnappings in which the perpetrator is a stranger or slight
acquaintance and the child is placed in grave danger; and
WHEREAS, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement in the recovery
of 208,000 missing children since being founded; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize May 25,
2018, as "National Missing Children's Day" in Pennsylvania and
urge local governments, communities and law enforcement
throughout this Commonwealth to participate in the protection of
children and educate children about child abduction and sexual
exploitation and how to respond and seek help.
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