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Corey Adams Searchlight Act

Introduced: May 23, 2018 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jul 24, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
May 23, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 23, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Corey Adams Searchlight Act

This bill directs the Department of Justice to establish a national communications network—the Green Alert communications network—to support regional and local search efforts for missing veterans.

The Green Alert communications network must operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network (i.e., the communications network that supports search efforts for abducted children).

What's happening now July 24, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 7
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 6, 2018
ROYCE, ED
· Nov 16, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Sep 5, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 24, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 29, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 23, 2018
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · May 23, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 23, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · May 23, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5945: Corey Adams Searchlight Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5945/
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"H.R. 5945: Corey Adams Searchlight Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5945/.
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H.R. 5945, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5945/.
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