The National Center for Missing Adults need your assistance

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The future of The National Center for Missing Adults depends on H.R.423, Kristen's act Re-authorization of 2007. The Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security is holding a hearing on this bill Tuesday July, 15 at 2PM and I want to urge you to voice your support to the subcommittee before or during this time.

When you contact your representative, urge them to become a cosponsor if they are not already. If they are already the sponsor or co-sponsor, write them and thank them. There are currently 24 co-sponsors of this bill:

Sponsor: Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins
Rep Baca, Joe
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny
Rep Capuano, Michael E.
Rep Chabot, Steve
Rep Dingell, John D.
Rep Hayes, Robin
Rep Hoekstra, Peter
Rep Issa, Darrell E.
Rep Kagen, Steve
Rep King, Peter T.
Rep McCarthy, Carolyn
Rep McHugh, John M.
Rep Pastor, Ed
Rep Payne, Donald M.
Rep Poe, Ted
Rep Putnam, Adam H.
Rep Ramstad, Jim
Rep Rogers, Mike J.
Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana
Rep Smith, Christopher H.
Rep Terry, Lee
Rep Walberg, Timothy
Rep Wolf, Frank R.
Rep Woolsey, Lynn C.

The house of representatives switchboard at 202-224-3121 can transfer you to your US Congressperson representative. This number is answered 24/7 and your representative has voice mail.

About Kristen's Law:

In an effort to educate others and to encourage needed action, Robert and Deborah Modafferi shared the painful story of their daughter’s disappearance - which resulted in North Carolina Congresswoman, Sue Myrick, introducing "Kristen’s Act" to the U.S. House of Representatives. For the first time, legislation was proposed to establish a national clearinghouse and resources to assist with missing adults. The act was named after the Modafferi's daughter, Kristen, who mysteriously vanished in June 1997 - only two weeks after her eighteenth birthday.

In October of 2000, Kristen’s Act was passed unanimously by the 106th United States Congress, and later signed into law by then President William Jefferson Clinton. As a result - The National Center for Missing Adults (NCMA) was created. Today, under the auspices of NMCO and the U.S. Department of Justice, NCMA continues to serve as the national clearinghouse for missing adults in the United States.

For more information about the National Center for Missing Adults, please see http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/