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AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018

Introduced: September 18, 2018 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2018
Held at the desk.
Dec 19, 2018
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 13, 2018
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 13, 2018
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7624-7625)
Dec 13, 2018
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7624-7625)
Dec 13, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7624-7625)
Sep 18, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 18, 2018
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 4,111 Schatz, Brian To strike the funding provision. Agreed to Dec 13, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018

This bill makes several modifications to the AMBER Alert grant program, including to make all U.S. territories eligible for grants.

Additionally, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 AMBER Alert grants for notification and communication systems along highways.

What's happening now December 19, 2018

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6350 Related bill AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 18, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3461: AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3461/
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"S. 3461: AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3461/.
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S. 3461, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3461/.
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