Corey Adams Searchlight Act
Latest action · Jul 24, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Corey Adams Searchlight Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a national communications network—the Green Alert communications network—to support regional and local search efforts for missing veterans.
The Green Alert communications network must operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network (i.e., the communications network that supports search efforts for abducted children).
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2018 to Dec 6, 2018, with 8 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | May 23, 2018 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 29, 2018 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | May 29, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | May 29, 2018 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Jul 24, 2018 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 26, 2018 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Sep 5, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 25, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
- May 23, 2018Introduced in House
- May 23, 2018Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- 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
- Mental health
- Military personnel and dependents
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' medical care
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 23, 2018Introduced in House
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