House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-184

Recovering Missing Children Act

H.R. 3209Introduced Jul 23, 2015Policy area: Taxation

Became law on Jun 30, 2016.

Sponsor: Rep. Erik Paulsen R-MN

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 23, 2015
Committee actionApr 28, 2016
Passed HouseMay 10, 2016 · by voice vote
Passed SenateJun 16, 2016 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentJun 23, 2016
Became lawJun 30, 2016

Latest action: Jun 30, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-184.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3209.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3209, Recovering Missing Children Act” on May 10, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 28, 2016”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 10, 2016 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 3209, 114th Congress
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-542 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on May 10, 2016.
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H.R. 3209, 114th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAULSEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 116, July 23, 2015, Page H5468):
Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution
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H.R. 3209, 114th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
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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

30 cosponsors — 19 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 30 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.

Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Charles Boustany (R-LA), Ryan Costello (R-PA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Lynn Jenkins (R-KS), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Ron Kind (D-WI), John Kline (R-MN), John Larson (D-CT), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick Meehan (R-PA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Richard Neal (D-MA), Kristi Noem (R-SD), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Tom Reed (R-NY), David Reichert (R-WA), James Renacci (R-OH), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Patrick Tiberi (R-OH).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Erik Paulsen.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-3 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.