Lampson to Introduce Two Child Protection Bills

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Lampson to Introduce Two Child Protection Bills

Congressman Nick Lampson (D-Stafford) today introduced two bills concerning child protection issues, in conjunction with National Missing Children's Day this Friday, May 25. National Missing Children's Day, first declared a nationwide day of commemoration by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, and annually marked by every Administration since, serves as a day to renew efforts to reunite missing children with their families, remember missing children, and make child protection a national priority.

"I am honored to introduce these two very important bills for America's children," said Congressman Lampson. "It is important to offer all hard-working American families the necessary resources to better protect their children, and to assist communities in child protection efforts. I encourage all parents to work within their communities to make our neighborhoods safer for all children."

The first bill, the Bring Our Children Home Act, provides law enforcement officials effective tools to investigate and prosecute child abduction cases. It also makes improvements to laws concerning international abductions of children, and provides parents resources as they struggle with the complexities of these cases.

The second bill reauthorizes the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ("NCMEC") from 2008 through 2013. NCMEC is the only organization operating a 24-hour, toll-free hotline for the recovery of missing children in cooperation with the Department of Justice. NCMEC serves as a clearinghouse of information about missing and sexually exploited children, and also provides technical assistance to individuals and law-enforcement agencies in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of these cases. For more information about NCMEC, please call the toll-free, 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678), or visit http://www.missingkids.com online.

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