US Congress Senate Bill 2070 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-3)
Status: Engrossed on December 22 2017 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-01-18 - By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-200.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 TITLE I--MISSING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PATIENT ALERT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017 (Sec. 102) This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise and rename the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program as the Missing Americans Alert Program and to reauthorize it through FY2022. It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to award competitive grants to health care, law enforcement, or public safety agencies, and nonprofit organizations, to develop or operate locally based proactive programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities. The BJA must give preference to law enforcement or public safety agencies partnering with nonprofit organizations that use person-centered plans and are directly linked to individuals, and families of individuals, with dementia or developmental disabilities. Additionally, it directs the BJA to award grants to health care, law enforcement, or public safety agencies to develop tracking technology programs to locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities. The bill subjects grants under the Missing Americans Program to accountability provisions. DOJ's Office of Inspector General must conduct annual audits of selected grant recipients. The bill prohibits grants to nonprofit organizations that hold money in an offshore account to avoid tax liability. It also limits the use of grants under this bill for conferences that use more than $20,000 in DOJ funds. DOJ must identify and report on duplicative grant awards. DOJ must also report annually to Congress certain information regarding the Missing Americans Alert Program. TITLE II--EDUCATION AND OUTREACH (Sec. 201) The bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to specify that, with respect to training and technical assistance provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, cases involving missing and exploited children include cases involving children with developmental disabilities such as autism. TITLE III--PRIVACY PROTECTIONS (Sec. 302) DOJ must establish and certain grant recipients must comply with standards and best practices related to the use of tracking technology to locate missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities. The bill prohibits the use of data from tracking devices to create a federal database. It also prohibits construing this bill to require a parent or guardian to use a tracking device. TITLE IV--OFFSET BY RESTRICTING DISTRIBUTION OF FREE PRINTED COPIES OF FEDERAL REGISTER Federal Register Printing Savings Act of 2017 (Sec. 402) The bill bars the Government Publishing Office from furnishing a printed copy of the Federal Register without charge to any Member of Congress or any other office of the United States during a year unless: the Member or office requests a printed copy of a specific issue of the Federal Register; or during that year or the previous year, the Member or office requested a subscription to printed copies of the Federal Register for that year.

Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017

Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Joe Donnelly [D-IN]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-18	House	By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-200.
2017-12-22	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
2017-12-22	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
2017-12-22	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
2017-12-22	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, 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.
2017-12-22	House	Received in the House.
2017-12-22	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-12-21	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR S8274-8276)
2017-12-21	Senate	S.Amdt.1865 Amendment SA 1865 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2017-12-21	Senate	S.Amdt.1865 Amendment SA 1865 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Grassley. To make technical corrections.
2017-12-21	Senate	The committee amendment agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
2017-12-21	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8271-8276)
2017-12-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
2017-12-01	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment. Without written report.
2017-11-16	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2017-11-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7002-7003)

HB4221 (Same As) 2017-11-30 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E1621-1622)
HB195 (Related) 2018-01-22 - Became Public Law No: 115-120. (TXT | PDF)
HB1195 (Related) 2017-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
HB1625 (Related) 2018-03-23 - Became Public Law No: 115-141.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2070/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2070/BILLS-115s2070is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2070/BILLS-115s2070rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2070/BILLS-115s2070es.pdf