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Senate Bill 2070
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017
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Passed Senate on Dec 21, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 2, 2017
Latest Action
Jan 18, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2070
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Democrat
Dianne Feinstein
California
Democrat
Chris Coons
Delaware
Democrat
Dick Durbin
Illinois
Democrat
Joe Donnelly
Indiana
Democrat
Chris Van Hollen
Maryland
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Democrat
Chuck Schumer
New York
Democrat
Kirsten Gillibrand
New York
Republican
Richard Burr
North Carolina
Republican
Thom Tillis
North Carolina
Democrat
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Democrat
Tammy Baldwin
Wisconsin
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 21, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(text: CR S8274-8276)
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.

Text (4)
Referred in House
December 22, 2017
Engrossed in Senate
December 21, 2017
Reported to Senate
December 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
November 2, 2017
Amendments (1)
Dec 21, 2017
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 1865
To make technical corrections.
Agreed To
Related Bills (4)
Mar 23, 2018
Became Public Law 115-141
41
Sponsorship
House Bill 1625
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 22, 2018
Became Public Law 115-120
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 195
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Nov 02, 2017
Introduced in House
37
Sponsorship
House Bill 4221
Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2017
Introduced
Type
Identical Bill
Identical Bill
A bill that is word-for-word identical to another bill. Bills are characterized as identical to each other at the introduced stage only, even though a later (e.g., reported or passed) version of a bill might meet the same criteria for text similarity. Companion measures, procedurally-related measures, and legislation with text similarities are other related bill types.
Identified By
CRS
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
1
Sponsorship
House Bill 1195
Local Fishing Access Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (13)
01/18/2018
By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 115-200.
12/22/2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Oversight and Government Reform, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
12/22/2017
Received in the House.
12/22/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/21/2017
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (text: CR S8274-8276)
12/21/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(text: CR S8274-8276)
12/21/2017
The committee amendment agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
12/21/2017
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8271-8276)
12/01/2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
12/01/2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment. Without written report.
11/16/2017
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
11/02/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S7002-7003)
11/02/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:09 PM
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