mr. chairman , as co-chairman of the congressional missing and exploited children 's caucus and an original author of the sex offender registration and notification measure included in this bill , i rise in strong support of h.r. 3132 , the children 's safety act of 2005 .  mr. speaker , we have all heard the names : jessica lunsford , jetseta gage , sarah lunde , megan kanka , jacob wetterling , just to name a few .  all beautiful children carrying with them the hopes and dreams of every young child in this country .  all taken away from their parents and their futures , killed by sex offenders .  this is an important piece of legislation we are faced with today .  it is probably one of the most tragic things any family will ever deal with .  while katrina , the hurricane , and judge roberts are much in the headlines , below the fold seems to be daily an occurrence of a violent act against our children .  it is time we get tough .  i have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders .  this bill , thanks to the good efforts of the gentleman from wisconsin ( mr. sensenbrenner )  and others , seeks to correct that .  this bill is not a knee-jerk reaction .  we have worked over 1 year on this legislation with the national center for missing and exploited children , the u.s. department of justice , and other federal agencies .  it is horrific that in this country we are experiencing these untold tragedies throughout our nation ; but we can do better , and in this bill we will do better .  i would like to thank the gentleman from wisconsin ( mr. sensenbrenner )  and his staff , mike volkov , for working tirelessly to produce this comprehensive child protection legislation .  this bill has indeed many fathers and mothers .  it is for the children , though , that we work and we labor .  i have often said this bill is a labor of love .  yet it is a labor of shame that we have these kinds of incidents of violence and tragedies affecting our kids .  i would like to thank bradley schreiber , my legislative director , who has worked so many hours in trying to perfect and work alongside staff to make this legislation possible ; ernie allen from the national center for missing and exploited children ; john walsh from america 's most wanted , who has led a crusade for well over 20 years since the death of his beautiful son adam in florida .  john walsh has brought a scrutiny to child protection legislation unlike any other human being .  finally , and most important , i want to recognize the victims ' parents .  it is their hard work and determination , their tears and their frustration , and their fears for their other children that has brought this bill to the floor so quickly .  they took away from their own tragedies a chance to help fellow americans protect other children ; and for that we are entirely grateful .  mr. chairman , these are not petty criminals .  these are sex offenders , and they must be dealt with accordingly .  