Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016
Latest action · Dec 8, 2016 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2016
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016
TITLE I--MISSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2016
(Sec. 102) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise and rename the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program as the Missing Americans Alert Program and to reauthorize it through FY2021.
It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to award competitive grants to health care, law enforcement, or public safety agencies, and nonprofit organizations, to develop or operate locally based proactive programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities. The BJA must give preference to law enforcement or public safety agencies partnering with nonprofit organizations that use person-centered plans and are directly linked to individuals, and families of individuals, with dementia or developmental disabilities.
Additionally, it directs the BJA to award grants to health care, law enforcement, or public safety agencies to develop tracking technology programs to locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities.
The bill subjects grants under the Missing Americans Program to accountability provisions. DOJ's Office of Inspector General must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. The bill prohibits grants to nonprofit organizations that hold money in an offshore account to avoid tax liability. It also limits the use of grants under this bill for conferences that use more than $20,000 in DOJ funds.
DOJ must identify and report on duplicative grant awards. DOJ must also report annually to Congress certain information regarding the Missing Americans Alert Program.
TITLE II--EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
(Sec. 201) The bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to specify that, with respect to training and technical assistance provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, cases involving missing and exploited children include cases involving children with developmental disabilities such as autism.
TITLE III--PRIVACY PROTECTIONS
(Sec. 302) DOJ must establish and certain grant recipients must comply with standards and best practices related to the use of tracking technology to locate missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities.
The bill prohibits the use of data from tracking devices to create a federal database. It also prohibits construing this bill to require a parent or guardian to use a tracking device.
TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS
(Sec. 401) This provision prohibits the authorization of FY2017 funds for the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation Program.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 619 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed346–66 | Dec 8, 2016 |
Cosponsors 93
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2016 to Dec 7, 2016; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Original | Apr 12, 2016 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2016 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2016 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2016 |
| Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee | Referred Sep 19, 2016 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2016Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7412)
- Dec 8, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 346 - 66 (Roll no. 619). (text: CR 12/7/2016 H7333-7335)
- Dec 8, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 8, 2016Received in the Senate.
- Dec 7, 2016Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 7, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7333-7340; text of measure as introduced: CR H7333-7335)
- Dec 7, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4919.
- Dec 7, 2016At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 19, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Apr 28, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- Apr 12, 2016Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2016Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7562Recorded votes H7412reauthorize and promote | Louie Gohmert R-TX | Dec 8, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7333–H7340 | Bob Goodlatte R-VA, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Dec 7, 2016 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 55, April 12, 2016, page H1635.
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45545 | Suspension of the Rules: House Practice in the 114th Congress (2015-2016) Archived | Report | Feb 28, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2614 | Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016 | Identical bill | Dec 9, 2016 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, to reauthorize the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, and to promote initiatives that will reduce the risk of injury and death relating to the wandering characteristics of some children with autism.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2016
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aging
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Justice
- Disability and paralysis
- Family services
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Neurological disorders
- Right of privacy
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 8, 2016Engrossed in House
- Dec 8, 2016Received in Senate
- Apr 12, 2016Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
