Posted in H.R. 2517, H.R. 3791, Main, Missing Child Legislation, Missing Children Resources, Runaways, tagged Arizona, Congressman Nick Lampson, DNA, Kelly Jolkowski, missing adults, Missing Children, missing persons, texas, unidentified on December 8, 2007 | No Comments »
Amidst all the hoopla of recently passed legislation, Congressman Nick Lampson previously sought amendment H. 160 of the DHS Authorization bill H.R. 1684 to assist in recovery of missing children in cold cases. It would solicit additional assistance from the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General.
Amendment authorizes the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General to assist the National Center for [...]
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The House voted 409 to 2, to pass the Securing Adolescents From Exploitation-Online Act, or SAFE Act sponsored by Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas). Opposing passage were Paul Broun and Ron Paul.
According to C/Net, it was not without it’s share of potential controversy.
Wednesday’s vote caught Internet companies by surprise: the Democratic leadership rushed the SAFE Act to the [...]
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Posted in H.R. 2517, H.R. 3791, H.R. 423, Missing Adult Legislation, Missing Child Legislation, tagged H.R. 2517, H.R. 3791, Missing Children's Assistance Act, National Center for Missing Adults, NCMA, Rep. Nicholas Lampson, Rep. Sue Myrick on December 6, 2007 | No Comments »
The following is an update on pending child protection legislation.
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) President and CEO Ernie Allen today issued the following statement on H.R. 2517 and H.R. 3791. The Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007, H.R. 2517, reauthorizes federal funding for NCMEC through 2013. The Securing Our Adolescents From [...]
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In this opinion from the Rocky Mountain News Troy A. Eid, the United States attorney for the district of Colorado, expressed his views on child exploitation.
…Perhaps the greatest misconception about child pornography, both at home and abroad, is that it is somehow a “victimless” crime. According to a 2005 NCMEC study, more than 40 percent [...]
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Are we protecting our children?
Almost every week we are confronted with news stories describing heinous acts towards children. As unthinkable as it seems to most Americans, some people in the United States and throughout the world seek to exploit and harm our children. Child pornography is a multi-billion dollar global industry that abuses children and [...]
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