A bill 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 · Mar 10, 2009 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.
- IntroducedMar 10, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Silver Alert Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a DOJ officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states; and (3) award grants to states for support of Silver Alert plans and the network. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior.
Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities network training and information.
Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and local governments to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals (Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program).
Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2009 - Directs the Attorney General to make competitive grants to public agencies and/or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and database for tracking missing adults; and (2) provide assistance and to law enforcement agencies, families, and victim advocates in locating and recovering missing adults.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2009 to Mar 10, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Mar 10, 2009 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Apr 23, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jul 20, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Sep 10, 2009 | |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Nov 4, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jan 28, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Mar 2, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Mar 10, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 10, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 632 | 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. | Related bill | Feb 11, 2009 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Advisory bodies
- Aging
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Emergency communications systems
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 10, 2009Introduced in Senate
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