On June 26, the House approved, by voice vote, a bill (H.R. 4416) to reauthorize permanently the use of penalty and franked mail in order to locate and recover missing children. Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-CA) sponsored the legislation.
“We are all familiar with the missing child notices that appear in the media, on government office bulletin boards, on advertising mail and, of course, on milk cartons. These notices provide immeasurable help in bringing missing children home. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, one out of every six children featured on these notices are recovered. This bill will allow Members of Congress and Federal Agencies to continue to assist the recovery of missing children by authorizing them to include missing child notices on their official and franked envelopes,” said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).
