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HR 5317 107th Congress House

National AMBER Alert Act of 2002

Official title: To develop, coordinate, and improve the AMBER Alert communications network throughout the country.

Introduced: September 4, 2002 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Child safetyCriminal justice information systemsDepartment of JusticeEconomics and Public Finance
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Executive reorganizationFamiliesFederal aid to law enforcementFederal aid to transportationFederal-local relationsFederal-state relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsInformation networksInformersInterstate relationsKidnappingMissing childrenPolice communication systemsRadio broadcastingScience, Technology, CommunicationsSigns and signboardsStandardsTraffic signs and signalsTransportation and Public Works
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Sep 21, 2002
See also H.R. 5422.
Sep 20, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 5, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Sep 4, 2002
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Sep 4, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 21, 2002

See also H.R. 5422.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National AMBER Alert Act of 2002 - Directs the Attorney General to establish an AMBER (America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) Alert Coordinator position to: (1) establish guidelines for implementing a statewide AMBER Alert plan; (2) provide technical assistance to the States, broadcasters, and law enforcement agencies in implementing such plans; (3) certify to the Secretary of Transportation any State that has established or agrees to establish such a plan and a reciprocal arrangement with other States; and (4) monitor compliance and revoke certification of any State that fails to establish such a plan.

Directs the Secretary to make grants to certified States to develop, acquire, install, and construct facilities and equipment along highways to notify the public about missing children and their abductors.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 5 Republican 2
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 1, 2002
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Sep 24, 2002
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Sep 18, 2002
Isakson, Johnny
· Sep 17, 2002
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Sep 9, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 4, 2002
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Sep 4, 2002
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 4, 2002
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 4, 2002
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Sep 4, 2002
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Sep 4, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5317: National AMBER Alert Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5317/
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