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S2051: Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023

118th Congress (2023–2025) · Senate bill · Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

This page covers S2051 in the 118th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so S2051 in another Congress is a different bill.


Key facts

Item Detail
Roll-call votes 1
Chamber House
Latest vote 2024-04-09: Passed
Latest action 2024-06-17: Became Public Law No: 118-65.
Policy area Crime and Law Enforcement
Official record Congress.gov

What the bill does

Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023This act reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise revises programs and activities for missing and exploited children. Specifically, the act revises certain terminology within the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, including by replacing the term child pornography with child sexual abuse material. Additionally, the act expands the functions and duties of the National Center on Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). For example, the act allows NCMEC to provide support services, consultation, and assistance to missing and sexually exploited children, parents, their families, and child-serving professionals on recovery support, including counseling recommendations and community support. Further, the act provides statutory authority for NCMEC to facilitate requests for removing from the internet any child sexual abuse material and sexually exploitive content depicting children. (Currently, NCMEC operates an initiative to help facilitate the removal of such content from the internet.) The act requires NCMEC to report additional information in its annual report on missing children. In particular, NCMEC must include in this publicly available report the number of children reported as missing from state-sponsored care, the number of such children whose recovery was reported, and the number of such children who are likely victims of child sex trafficking. The act also requires NCMEC to annually report on the criteria and processes used to establish forensic partnerships and recommend forensic resources to law enforcement.

Subjects: Child safety and welfare, Computer security and identity theft, Crime victims, Crimes against children, Criminal justice information and records, Digital media, Domestic violence and child abuse, Emergency communications systems, Family services, Human trafficking


Roll-call votes on S2051 (118th Congress)

Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.

Date Chamber Question Result Yea Nay Not voting Record
2024-04-09 House 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Passed 353 0 12 Official tally

Frequently asked

What is S2051 in the 118th Congress?

S2051 (Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023) was introduced in the 118th Congress (2023–2025) by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL].

What is the latest action on S2051?

On 2024-06-17: Became Public Law No: 118-65.

How many roll-call votes were held on S2051?

1 recorded vote in the 118th Congress. The most recent, on 2024-04-09, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.