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AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019

Introduced: March 7, 2019 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2020
Held at the desk.
Nov 17, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 17, 2020
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6717-6718)
Nov 16, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6717-6718)
Nov 16, 2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6717-6718)
Nov 16, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6717-6718)
Mar 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019

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 FY2023 AMBER Alert grants for notification and communication systems along highways.

What's happening now November 17, 2020

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4614 Identical bill AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

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All 1 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 732: AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-732/
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"S. 732: AMBER Alert Nationwide Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-732/.
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S. 732, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-732/.
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