Code Adam Act
Latest action · Mar 17, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the head of each executive agency, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the House Office Building Commission, and the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate to direct employees to assist any parent, guardian, or teacher whose child is missing in a Federal building by instituting and enforcing procedures that include: (1) obtaining a detailed description of the child and activating a "Code Adam" alert; (2) escorting the parent, teacher, or guardian to the door to help identify the child; (3) monitoring building exits; (4) requiring all persons with children to exit through a designated entrance; (5) searching the building and contacting local law enforcement if the child isn't found; (6) calling 911 and notifying the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and (7) preparing a report of the incident.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2003 to Mar 27, 2003; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-FL | Mark Foley | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-AL | Robert E. (Bud) Cramer Jr. | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Mar 13, 2003 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 19, 2003 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Mar 25, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 26, 2003 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 27, 2003 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2003 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Mar 14, 2003 | |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2003 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2003 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 17, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 14, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Mar 13, 2003Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2003Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1070 | Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ | May 23, 2003 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 151 | PROTECT Act | Related bill | Apr 30, 2003 |
| S 802 | Code Adam Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2003 |
| HR 1104 | Child Abduction Prevention Act | Related bill | Mar 27, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that certain procedures are followed in Federal buildings when a child is reported missing.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Code Adam Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Families.
- Child safety
- Congress
- Congressional office buildings
- Courthouses
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Emergency communication systems
- Emergency Management
- Families
- Federal employees
- Federal installations
- Federal office buildings
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Kidnapping
- Law
- Missing children
- Parking facilities
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Transportation and Public Works
- Victims of crimes
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 13, 2003Introduced in House
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