3.0.0 6064 2022-02-03T05:19:28Z 2022-02-03T05:19:28Z House H HR 2008-05-15 110 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-10-02T20:06:53Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Discharged from 2008-07-28T23:34:27Z Hearings by 2008-07-15T22:22:17Z Referred to 2008-07-14T17:33:57Z Reported by 2008-09-08T20:31:22Z Markup by 2008-07-30T13:23:54Z Referred to 2008-05-15T14:04:30Z H. Rept. 110-825 National Silver Alert Act 110 3579 S 2008-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2008-10-02 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2008-09-17 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2008-09-17 19:02:39 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2008-09-17 19:02:38 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2008-09-17 19:02:37 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text CR 9/15/2008 H8078-8080) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-17 19:02:37 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text CR 9/15/2008 H8078-8080) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-17 19:02:36 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8368-8369) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-15 17:04:55 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Issa objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. Floor H37210 2 House floor actions 2008-09-15 16:49:33 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6064. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-15 16:49:32 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8078-8083) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2008-09-15 16:49:17 Mr. Scott (VA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2008-09-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 531. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00531 2008-09-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-825. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-09-08 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 110-825. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-07-30 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2008-07-30 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2008-07-28 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. Committee 2008-07-15 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2008-07-14 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2008-05-15 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 N B000287 Rep. Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] XAVIER BECERRA D CA 31 2008-05-15 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2008-05-15 True C001038 Rep. 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[D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2008-07-30 False 2008-09-04T04:00:00Z H.R. 6064, National Silver Alert Act http://www.cbo.gov/publication/20216 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 30, 2008</p> 2008-09-04T04:00:00Z H.R. 6064, National Silver Alert Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20216 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 30, 2008 Crime and Law Enforcement Administrative procedure Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congressional reporting requirements Criminal justice information Data banks Department of Justice Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Executive reorganization Federal aid to law enforcement Federal officials Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Information networks Law Missing persons Nonprofit organizations Old age assistance Police communication systems Right of privacy Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Standards Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-05-15 Introduced in House 2008-06-09T20:01:55Z National Silver Alert Act - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) assign a Department of Justice officer to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states; and (3) award grants to states for support of Silver Alert plans and the network. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior.

Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance of, and the extent of the dissemination of, alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities network training and information.

]]> 17 2008-09-08 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2008-09-22T19:04:56Z Title I: Silver Alert Communications Network - National Silver Alert Act - (Sec. 102) Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported to, or identified by, a law enforcement agency as a missing person and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior.

(Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General to establish a national Silver Alert Communications Network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors.

(Sec. 104) Directs the Attorney General to designate in DOJ a national Silver Alert Communications Network Coordinator. Requires the Coordinator to: (1) work with states to encourage the development of additional Silver Alert plans in the network; (2) establish voluntary guidelines for states to use in developing Silver Alert plans; (3) develop proposed protocols for efforts to recover missing seniors and reduce the number of seniors who are reported missing; (4) establish an advisory group to assist states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other entities in the communications network; and (5) act as the nationwide point of contact for the development of the network and regional coordination of alerts for missing seniors.

Requires the Coordinator to submit annual reports to Congress on the Coordinator's activities and the effectiveness and status of the Silver Alert plans of each state. Requires such report to include a list of states that have established Silver Alert plans and statistics about the recovery of missing persons.

(Sec. 105) Requires the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts through the Silver Alert Communications Network; (2) make available to states, local governments, and law enforcement agencies training and education programs and informational materials related to the communications network and (3) coordinate with the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services and the head of the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program within DOJ in developing training and educational programs.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Silver Alert Communications Network.

(Sec. 108) Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states on an equitable basis throughout the United States for the development and enhancement of programs for the support of Silver Alert plans and the Silver Alert Communications Network. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.

(Sec. 109) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and local governments to carry out a program to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals to assist in the location of such individuals if reported missing. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2014. Designates such grant program as the Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program.

Title II: Kristen's Act Reauthorization - Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008 - (Sec. 203) - Directs the Attorney General to make competitive grants to public agencies and/or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified adults; (2) maintain a national, interconnected database for tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown; (3) coordinate public and private programs that locate or recover missing adults or reunite missing adults with their families; (4) provide assistance and training to law enforcement agencies, state and local governments, elements of the criminal justice system, nonprofit organizations, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing adults; (5) provide assistance to families in locating and recovering missing adults; and (6) assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) coordinate programs relating to missing adults that are funded by the federal government; and (2) encourage coordination between state and local law enforcement and public agencies and nonprofit organizations receiving a grant under this title.

(Sec. 204) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2019.

]]> 36 2008-09-17 Passed House amended 2008-09-22T19:03:27Z (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 8, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Title I: Silver Alert Communications Network - National Silver Alert Act - (Sec. 102) Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported to, or identified by, a law enforcement agency as a missing person and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior.

(Sec. 103) Directs the Attorney General to establish a national Silver Alert Communications Network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors.

(Sec. 104) Directs the Attorney General to designate in DOJ a national Silver Alert Communications Network Coordinator. Requires the Coordinator to: (1) work with states to encourage the development of additional Silver Alert plans in the network; (2) establish voluntary guidelines for states to use in developing Silver Alert plans; (3) develop proposed protocols for efforts to recover missing seniors and reduce the number of seniors who are reported missing; (4) establish an advisory group to assist states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other entities in the communications network; and (5) act as the nationwide point of contact for the development of the network and regional coordination of alerts for missing seniors.

Requires the Coordinator to submit annual reports to Congress on the Coordinator's activities and the effectiveness and status of the Silver Alert plans of each state. Requires such report to include a list of states that have established Silver Alert plans and statistics about the recovery of missing persons.

(Sec. 105) Requires the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts through the Silver Alert Communications Network; (2) make available to states, local governments, and law enforcement agencies training and education programs and informational materials related to the communications network; and (3) coordinate with the Assistant Secretary for Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services and the head of the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program within DOJ in developing training and educational programs.

Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Silver Alert Communications Network.

(Sec. 108) Directs the Attorney General to make grants to states on an equitable basis throughout the United States for the development and enhancement of programs for the support of Silver Alert plans and the Silver Alert Communications Network. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.

(Sec. 109) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and local governments to carry out a program to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals to assist in the location of such individuals if reported missing. Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2014. Designates such grant program as the Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program.

Title II: Kristen's Act Reauthorization - Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008 - (Sec. 203) - Directs the Attorney General to make competitive grants to public agencies and/or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and information clearinghouse for missing and unidentified adults; (2) maintain a national, interconnected database for tracking missing adults who are determined by law enforcement to be endangered due to age, diminished mental capacity, or the circumstances of disappearance when foul play is suspected or circumstances are unknown; (3) coordinate public and private programs that locate or recover missing adults or reunite missing adults with their families; (4) provide assistance and training to law enforcement agencies, state and local governments, elements of the criminal justice system, nonprofit organizations, and individuals in the prevention, investigation, prosecution, and treatment of cases involving missing adults; (5) provide assistance to families in locating and recovering missing adults; and (6) assist in public notification and victim advocacy related to missing adults.

Directs the Attorney General to: (1) coordinate programs relating to missing adults that are funded by the federal government; and (2) encourage coordination between state and local law enforcement and public agencies and nonprofit organizations receiving a grant under this title.

(Sec. 204) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2019.

]]> To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. Short Titles as Introduced National Silver Alert Act Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008 H House Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill National Silver Alert Act H House Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2008 H House Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill National Silver Alert Act H House Display Title To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States. Official Titles as Amended by House To encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States, to authorize grants for the assistance of organizations to find missing adults, and for other purposes. H House Referred in Senate 2008-10-02T04:00:00Z Engrossed in House 2008-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6064eh/xml/BILLS-110hr6064eh.xml Reported in House 2008-09-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6064rh/xml/BILLS-110hr6064rh.xml Introduced in House 2008-05-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6064ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6064ih.xml 2008-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.