AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedOct 4, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019
This bill makes several modifications to the AMBER Alert grant program, including to make all U.S. territories eligible for grants.
Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2023 AMBER Alert grants for notification and communication systems along highways.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 4, 2019 to Apr 14, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Original | Oct 4, 2019 |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Apr 14, 2020 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Apr 14, 2020 |
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 Oct 4, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Oct 28, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 4, 2019 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2019 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2019 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Oct 7, 2019 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Oct 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Oct 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Oct 7, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Oct 4, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 4, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1251)
- Oct 4, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1251 | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP | Oct 4, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 159, October 4, 2019, page H8096.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 732 | AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Nov 17, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the PROTECT Act to expand the national AMBER Alert system to territories of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against children
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency communications systems
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Missing persons
- Right of privacy
- Transportation safety and security
- U.S. territories and protectorates
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 4, 2019Introduced 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.
