for nearly three decades, the search for etan and many other children have been part of the persisted efforts of ncmec. madam speaker, once again, i express my support for the center and i thank representative poe for bringing this resolution to the floor. i urge my colleagues to support this resolution. and i reserve the balance of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. platts: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. platts: i rise in strong support of this resolution, which seeks to pay tribute and recognize the important work of the national center for missing and exploited children and i'm honored to yield such time as he may consume to the sponsor of this important resolution, the gentleman from texas, mr. poe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. poe: thank you, madam speaker. i'm proud to sponsor h. res. 454, which recognizes the 25th anniversary of the national center for missing and exploited children. as founder and co-

the ncmec serves as the national research center for national and exploited children. it's estimated that 850 children are reported missing in the united states. 200,000 of that number are abducted by family members and 58,000 are abducted by knob r nonfamily member -- nonfamily member. it is with great sadness that this national tragedy continues year after year. we recognize today the national center's persisted efforts in -- in reuniting families and stopping the abuse and exploitation of our children. during its 25-year history, the organization has assisted in the recovery of more than 138,000 children. ncmec's amber alert program alone has led to 443 recoveries. they have led to arise in the recovery rate for children from 62% in 1990 to 97% today. madam speaker, the -- can we have some order, please? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order. members will take their conversation off the floor. the gentleman from new york. mr. tonko: it offers assistance and training to law enforcement and around the country in identifying and