3.0.0 1263 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z 2023-01-11T13:22:52Z Senate S S 2011-06-23 112 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-06-23T15:46:46Z 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. 112 112 HR 2011-01-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS 2011-06-23 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2011-06-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4096) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-06-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000305 Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] HERBERT KOHL D WI H. N M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2011-06-23 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2011-06-27 False M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2011-06-27 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2011-06-27 False S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2011-09-08 False Crime and Law Enforcement Advisory bodies Aging 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 Public-private cooperation State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2011-06-23 Introduced in Senate 2011-07-21T20:42:14Z National Silver Alert Act of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) ensure that, when feasible, the network is able to operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network; and (3) designate an individual of DOJ to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states. 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 and 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.

]]> National Silver Alert Act of 2011 Display Title National Silver Alert Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to encourage, enhance, and integrate Silver Alert plans throughout the United States and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Silver Alert Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1263is/xml/BILLS-112s1263is.xml 2011-06-23 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.