Public Law 114-184 · H.R. 3209 · Became law

Recovering Missing Children Act

Official title: “To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the disclosure of certain tax return information for the purpose of missing or exploited children investigations.”

House: voice vote · Senate: without objection
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The Senate passed it without objection on June 16, 2016. No individual votes are recorded.

It became law on June 30, 2016.

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