S. 3354: Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
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S. 3354: Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-08-16 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-267.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-08-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-267. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
Plain summary
Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act: to revise the definition of "missing child" to mean an individual under 18 years of age whose whereabouts are unknown to the individual's parent (currently, legal custodian), to specify that a parent includes a legal guardian or an individual who functions as a parent (e.g., a grandparent), to revise the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), and to require the NCMEC to make publicly available the annual report on missing children and the incidence of attempted child abductions. (Sec. 3) The bill reauthorizes through FY2023 the following: programs and activities for missing and exploited children, and audit requirements for grant recipients.
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Official text
Missing Children's Assistance Act of 2018
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · 9 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 3354, Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 2018 (2018-09-28)
Cosponsors on this site
Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] reported raising $527,998 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3354.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s3354 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115