Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016
Missing Americans Alert Program Act of 2016
This bill amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise and rename the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program as the Missing Americans Alert Program and to reauthorize it through FY2021.
It directs the Department of Justice's (DOJ's) Bureau of Justice Assistance to award grants to state and local law enforcement or public safety agencies and nonprofit organizations to prevent wandering and locate missing individuals with dementia or developmental disabilities.
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 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-08 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2016-12-08 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-08 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 346 - 66 (Roll no. 619). (text: CR 12/7/2016 H7333-7335) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-08 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7412) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4919. | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7333-7340; text of measure as introduced: CR H7333-7335) | House floor actions |
| 2016-12-07 | Floor | Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2016-09-19 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-28 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House committee actions |
| 2016-04-12 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2016-04-12 | IntroReferral | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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. | House floor actions |
| 2016-04-12 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |