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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-09 | Floor | By Senator Grassley from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 114-397. | Senate |
| 2016-07-27 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. | House committee actions |
| 2016-07-18 | 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 |
| 2016-07-18 | 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 |
| 2016-07-18 | Floor | Received in the House. | House floor actions |
| 2016-07-15 | Floor | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate |
| 2016-07-14 | Floor | Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate |
| 2016-07-14 | Floor | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5185) | Senate |
| 2016-04-14 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423. | Senate |
| 2016-04-14 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. | Senate |
| 2016-04-14 | Committee | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate |
| 2016-03-01 | IntroReferral | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate |
| 2016-03-01 | IntroReferral | Introduced in Senate | Library of Congress |