H.R. 4416: To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
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H.R. 4416: To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
109th Congress · introduced 2005-11-18 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-426.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2005-11-18 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-426. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Makes permanent the authority to use official (penalty and franked) mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
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Official text
To reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Millender-McDonald, Juanita [D-CA-37] · 70 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4416, A bill to reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children (2006-06-19); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4416, A bill to reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in efforts relating to the location and recovery of missing children (2006-06-19)
Cosponsors on this site
Richard E. Neal (D-MA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 10 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr4416.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr4416 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109