H.R. 6976 · 97th Congress · enacted
Missing Children Act
Became Public Law No: 97-292.
Latest official action 1982-10-12 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Missing Children Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to collect and exchange information which would assist in the identification of unidentified deceased individuals and the location of missing persons, including missing children.
Congressional Research Service · 1982-08-11
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
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2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Edward J. Markey
Senate · MA · Democratic
$595,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Christopher H. Smith
House · NJ District 4 · Republican
$232,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
139 of 139 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$20,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$15,000
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
NATIONAL ACTIVE AND RETIRED FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COM (NARFE-PAC)$12,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGIDDY UP PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHAWAII PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHEALTH JOBS JUSTICE$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHOOPS PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN OUR HANDS$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLOBO PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNCTA - THE INTERNET & TELEVISION ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCTAPAC)$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNIXON PEABODY LLP PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNUTMEG PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOFF THE SIDELINES PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPERIMETER PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINEAPPLE PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPURPOSE PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordREV UP PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordSUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)$10,000
Christopher H. Smith · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRANSPORT WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE$10,000
TURQUOISE PAC$10,000
Edward J. Markey · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.