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Senate bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-71

Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children Protection Act

S. 249Introduced Jan 19, 1999Policy area: Families

Became law on Oct 12, 1999.

Sponsor: Sen. Orrin Hatch R-UT
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 12, 1999 — Became Public Law No: 106-71.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 249.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 249, last updated August 10, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

7 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), John Ashcroft (R-MO), Joseph Biden (D-DE), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Rod Grams (R-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Charles Robb (D-VA).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch.

Sponsor’s state and district

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