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; 8 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Nov 16, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Dec 6, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 23, 2018 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jul 24, 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.
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. 164, no. 85, May 23, 2018, page H4694.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1350 | Corey Adams Searchlight Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 25, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To encourage, enhance, and integrate Green Alert plans throughout the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Corey Adams Searchlight Act
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
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.
