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Introduced
11/02/2017
11/02/2017
In Committee
11/21/2017
11/21/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2018
12/31/2018
Introduced Session
115th Congress
Bill Summary
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017 Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2017 This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise, rename, and reauthorize through FY2022 the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program. It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants: to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities, and to develop tracking technology programs to locate missing individuals with dementia or children with developmental disabilities. The bill amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to specify that, with respect to training and technical assistance provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, cases involving missing and exploited children include cases involving children with developmental disabilities such as autism. DOJ must establish and certain grant recipients must comply with standards and best practices related to the use of tracking technology to locate missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities. The bill prohibits the use of data from tracking devices to create a federal database. It also prohibits construing this bill to require a parent or guardian to use a tracking device.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise and reauthorize through fiscal year 2022 the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, renaming it the Missing Americans Alert Program. It directs the Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants to develop or operate programs to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities like autism, as well as to develop tracking technology programs to locate such missing individuals. The bill also amends the Missing Children's Assistance Act to include cases involving children with developmental disabilities in the training and technical assistance provided by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Additionally, the bill requires the Attorney General to establish standards and best practices for the use of non-invasive and non-permanent tracking devices, and prohibits using tracking data to create a federal database or requiring parents/guardians to use such devices.
Committee Categories
Justice, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (37)
Chris Smith (R)*,
Don Bacon (R),
Julia Brownley (D),
André Carson (D),
Judy Chu (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Tom Cole (R),
Barbara Comstock (R),
Ryan Costello (R),
Carlos Curbelo (R),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Daniel Donovan (R),
Michael Doyle (D),
John Garamendi (D),
Colleen Hanabusa (D),
Jared Huffman (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Joseph Kennedy (D),
Peter King (R),
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D),
John Larson (D),
Zoe Lofgren (D),
Sean Maloney (D),
Brian Mast (R),
Doris Matsui (D),
Patrick Meehan (R),
Grace Napolitano (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
David Price (D),
Jamie Raskin (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
F. James Sensenbrenner (R),
José Serrano (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Maxine Waters (D),
Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),
Last Action
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (E1621-1622) (on 11/30/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4221/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4221/BILLS-115hr4221ih.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4221/BILLS-115hr4221ih.pdf.pdf |
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