US Congress House Bill 112 (Prior Session Legislation)

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January 24 2011 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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) assign a DOJ 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 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. Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2011 - Directs the Attorney General to make competitive grants to public agencies and/or nonprofit private organizations to: (1) maintain a national resource center and database for tracking missing adults; and (2) provide assistance and to law enforcement agencies, families, and victim advocates in locating and recovering missing adults.

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.

Rep Doggett, Lloyd	Rep Berkley, Shelley	Rep Bilirakis, Gus M.	Rep Chandler, Ben
Rep Clarke, Yvette D.	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"	Rep Filner, Bob	Rep Frank, Barney
Rep Green, Gene	Rep Holden, Tim	Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila	Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.
Rep Lee, Barbara	Rep Lewis, John	Rep Nadler, Jerrold	Rep Price, David E.
Rep Sires, Albio	Rep Van Hollen, Chris	Rep Waters, Maxine

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2011-01-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

SB1263 (Related) 2011-06-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
HB3082 (Related) 2011-11-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency, and Financial Management.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN00112:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr112ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr112ih.pdf