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Billy’s Law

USA117th CongressS-5029| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2022
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (4)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act This bill provides statutory authority for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and requires certain data sharing between databases of the National Crime Information Center and NamUs. It also provides for grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to support reporting to these systems.
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Timeline
Sep 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9491
Introduced in House
  • September 29, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 29, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 12, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9491
    Introduced in House

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-5230: Billy's Law
  • HR 117-9491: Billy’s Law

Billy’s Law

USA117th CongressS-5029| Senate 
| Updated: 9/29/2022
Billy's Law or the Help Find the Missing Act This bill provides statutory authority for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and requires certain data sharing between databases of the National Crime Information Center and NamUs. It also provides for grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies to support reporting to these systems.
View Full Text

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Timeline
Sep 29, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Sep 29, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 12, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-9491
Introduced in House
  • September 29, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 29, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • December 12, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-9491
    Introduced in House
Christopher Murphy

Christopher Murphy

Democratic Senator

Connecticut

Cosponsors (4)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 117-5230: Billy's Law
  • HR 117-9491: Billy’s Law
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted