HR 632 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Feb 11, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2009
  2. Passed HouseFeb 10, 2009
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Title I: Silver Alert Communications Network - National Silver Alert Act 2009 - (Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General to establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors in coordination with states, local governments, and law enforcement agencies. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported to, or identified by, a law enforcement agency as a missing person and who meets state requirements for designation.

(Sec. 104) Directs the Attorney General to designate a DOJ employee as the National Coordinator of the Silver Alert communications network. Sets forth the duties of the Coordinator, including the establishment of voluntary guidelines for states to use in developing Silver Alert plans, the development of protocols for efforts to recover missing seniors and for notifying law enforcement agencies that a senior is missing, and the establishment of an advisory group to assist states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other entities involved in the network.

Directs the Coordinator to: (1) report to Congress annually on the Coordinator's activities and the effectiveness and status of the Silver Alert plans of each state; (2) establish minimum standards for the issuance of alerts through the network; (3) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement and other agencies training and educational programs and materials; and (4) coordinate training and educational activities with the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) and the head of the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program within DOJ.

(Sec. 107) Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Silver Alert communications network.

(Sec. 108) Directs the Attorney General to provide grants to states for the development and enhancement of state programs and activities to support Silver Alert plans and the network. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013

Title II: Kristen's Act Reauthorization - Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2009 - (Sec. 203) Directs the Attorney General to make competitive grants to public agencies or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified adults; (2) maintain a national, interconnected database to track missing adults endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the the circumstances of disappearance, when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown; (3) coordinate public and private programs that locate or recover missing adults; (4) provide assistance and training to law enforcement agencies, state and local governments, and other agencies involved with missing adults; (5) provide assistance to families in locating and recovering missing adults; and (6) assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) periodically solicit applications for grants using the Federal Register and the DOJ website; (2) coordinate federally-funded programs relating to missing adults; and (3) encourage coordination among grant recipients.

(Sec. 204) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2020.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2009 to Feb 10, 2009; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJAlbio SiresOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJan 22, 2009
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalJan 22, 2009
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalJan 22, 2009
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-ARVic SnyderOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalJan 22, 2009
D-CABarbara LeeFeb 10, 2009
D-CABob FilnerFeb 10, 2009
R-MICandice S. MillerFeb 10, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyFeb 10, 2009
D-CODiana DeGetteFeb 10, 2009
D-TXGene GreenFeb 10, 2009
D-RIJames R. LangevinFeb 10, 2009
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 10, 2009
D-CAMaxine WatersFeb 10, 2009
D-NHPaul W. HodesFeb 10, 2009

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 22, 2009
SenateJudiciary Committee
Referred Feb 11, 2009

Actions 8

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  2. Feb 10, 2009Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  3. Feb 10, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1123-1128)
  4. Feb 10, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 632.
  5. Feb 10, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1123-1125)

In the Congressional Record 3

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E259Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXFeb 12, 2009
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E240Candice S. Miller R-MIFeb 11, 2009
HouseDebate and remarks H1123–H1128Text printed H1123–H1125C. W. Bill Young R-FL, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA, John B. Larson D-CT, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Sue Wilkins Myrick R-NC, Ted Poe R-TXFeb 10, 2009

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R40552Alert Systems for Missing Adults in Eleven States: Background and Issues for Congress ArchivedReportMay 7, 2009

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2009
National Silver Alert Act 2009
Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
National Silver Alert Act 2009
Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2009Referred in Senate
  2. Feb 10, 2009Engrossed in House
  3. Jan 22, 2009Introduced in House

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