AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 17, 2020 Held at the desk.
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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed SenateNov 16, 2020
- Passed HouseNot 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 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 7, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2019Discharged Nov 16, 2020 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 17, 2020Received in the House.
- Nov 17, 2020Held at the desk.
- Nov 16, 2020Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6717-6718)
- Nov 16, 2020Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6717-6718)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6717Text printed S6717 | John Cornyn R-TX | Nov 16, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4614 | AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Oct 28, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- 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 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced 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.
