Erik Paulsen: “One out of four child abductions in the United States are not committed by a stranger, but instead are perpetrated by a…”

“One out of four child abductions in the United States are not committed by a stranger, but instead are perpetrated by a relative. An inspector general's report has found that tax filings can help locate these missing children nearly half of the time because new addresses can be identified, but law enforcement can't access this critical information. We owe it to these children to give law enforcement the tools they need in order to find the more than 200,000 children that are kidnapped by family members every year here in the United States. That is why Congressman Courtney and I have introduced the bipartisan Recovering Missing Children Act, which will allow law enforcement, with a court order, to access tax filings that could aid in the search for abducted children. This legislation has been endorsed by the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Association of Police Organizations, the Major County Sheriffs' Association, and the Sergeants Benevolent Association. Mr. Speaker, this is a zero-cost, commonsense way to cut red tape and help law enforcement bring these missing children home. ____________________”