US Congress Senate Bill 557 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-2)
Status: Introduced on March 10 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

National Silver Alert Act - 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.Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to states and local governments to provide voluntary electronic monitoring services to elderly individuals (Sammy Kirk Voluntary Electronic Monitoring Program). Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2009 - 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.

A bill 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.

Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Herb Kohl [D-WI]	Sen. George LeMieux [R-FL]	Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]
Sen. Mel Martinez [R-FL]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]	Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-03-10		Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB632 (Related) 2009-02-11 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/557/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s557/BILLS-111s557is.pdf