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S. 160 114th Congress Senate

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdictio… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2015 See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources First responders and emergency personnelForests, forestry, treesGovernment liabilityLand use and conservation
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Life, casualty, property insuranceParks, recreation areas, trailsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
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May 21, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-380.
Jan 13, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan 13, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 21, 2015

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-380.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act

Directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, which are searches for one or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at the time that the search is initiated.

Sets forth procedures for the approval or denial of requests made by eligible organizations or individuals to carry out a good Samaritan search-and-recovery mission.

Requires Interior and USDA to develop search-and-recovery focused partnerships with search-and-recovery organizations to coordinate good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and expedite and accelerate mission efforts for missing individuals.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 373 Identical bill Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
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Warner, Mark R.
Virginia · Jan 13, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 160: Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-160/
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"S. 160: Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-160/.
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S. 160, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-160/.
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