PRINTER'S NO. 902
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
129
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, TARTAGLIONE, SCAVELLO, EICHELBERGER,
FONTANA, SMITH, DINNIMAN, GREENLEAF, PILEGGI, BROOKS,
RAFFERTY, COSTA, ALLOWAY AND AUMENT, MAY 12, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 12, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 13, 2015, as "Missing Adult Persons Remembrance
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On any given day, it is estimated there are at least
20,000 missing adult persons in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Currently more than 200 adults in this Commonwealth
are among the missing; and
WHEREAS, Persons are missing for a variety of reasons,
including, but not limited to, mental illness, addiction,
abduction, natural disasters and intentional disappearance; and
WHEREAS, Missing adult person cases are difficult to solve
due to a lack of crime scene and forensic evidence; and
WHEREAS, Since the reporting of missing adult persons is
voluntary, the reporting rate is very low; and
WHEREAS, Even when missing adults are reported, Federal,
State, local and nonprofit databases are not connected, making
it challenging for advocates to share information; and
WHEREAS, The Pennsylvania State Police, local law enforcement
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agencies, medical examiners, coroners, criminal justice
professionals and family members work to resolve these
difficult, heartbreaking cases; and
WHEREAS, The National Crime Information Center Missing Person
File implemented in the Federal Bureau of Investigation is a
computerized database of documented criminal justice information
accessible only to law enforcement agencies; and
WHEREAS, NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons
System created by the United States Department of Justice in
2007, is a publicly searchable, online database that serves as a
national repository for case information on missing persons; and
WHEREAS, Federal and State legislation is necessary to close
loopholes and increase coordination between our national missing
persons organizations so that stakeholders and families find it
easier to navigate the complex systems and improve the ability
to access critical information; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate May 13, 2015, as "Missing
Adult Persons Remembrance Day" in Pennsylvania to recognize all
missing adult persons in our nation and our Commonwealth and to
laud the systems currently in place and the work to be done in
the future to facilitate data sharing and enhance reporting,
investigation and resolution of missing adult person cases.
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