PRINTER'S NO. 748
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
127
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, BARTOLOTTA, VOGEL, PHILLIPS-HILL, BROWNE,
DINNIMAN, MARTIN, J. WARD, BREWSTER, SCAVELLO, TARTAGLIONE,
FONTANA, AUMENT, HUGHES, KILLION AND COSTA, MAY 8, 2019
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 8, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating May 25, 2019, as "Missing Adult Persons Remembrance
Day" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, On any given day, it is estimated there are more
than 80,000 missing adult persons in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Currently more than 300 adults in this Commonwealth
are among the missing; and
WHEREAS, Persons go missing for a variety of reasons,
including 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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