Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017
Latest action · Jan 18, 2018 By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-200.
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.
- IntroducedNov 2, 2017
- Passed SenateDec 21, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017
TITLE I--MISSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017
(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 FY2022.
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--OFFSET BY RESTRICTING DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINTED COPIES OF FEDERAL REGISTER
Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
(Sec. 402) The bill bars the Government Publishing Office from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless:
- the Member or office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or
- during that year or the previous year, the Member or office requested a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2017 to Dec 20, 2017; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Nov 8, 2017 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Nov 8, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Dec 7, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Dec 19, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 20, 2017 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 2, 2017Markup Nov 16, 2017Reported Dec 1, 2017 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2017 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2017 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Dec 22, 2017 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Dec 22, 2017 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 18, 2018By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-200.
- Dec 22, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 22, 2017Received in the House.
- Dec 22, 2017Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
- Dec 21, 2017Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8271-8276)
- Dec 21, 2017The committee amendment agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 21, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR S8274-8276)
- Dec 1, 2017Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 1, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
- Nov 16, 2017Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Nov 2, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Nov 2, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7002-7003)
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7841 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8271–S8276Text printed S8271–S8273, S8274–S8276Amendments S8267, S8273 | Chuck Grassley R-IA (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 21, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8145 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Dec 19, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7002 | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Nov 2, 2017 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Dec 6, 2017S. 2070, Kevin and Avonte’s Law of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 16, 2017
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1865 | To make technical corrections. | Chuck Grassley R-IA | Amendment SA 1865 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 195 | Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Jan 22, 2018 |
| HR 1195 | Local Fishing Access Act | Related bill | Mar 7, 2017 |
| HR 1625 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2018 |
| HR 4221 | Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 | Identical bill | Nov 30, 2017 |
Titles 9
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate for portions of this bill
- Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
- Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate for portions of this bill
- Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017
- Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017
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
- Congressional operations and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Justice
- Disability and paralysis
- Family services
- First responders and emergency personnel
- Government information and archives
- Government Publishing Office (GPO)
- Health personnel
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Members of Congress
- Neurological disorders
- Right of privacy
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2017Referred in House
- Dec 21, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 1, 2017Reported to Senate
- Nov 2, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
