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S 1038 · introduced · niche

TRACE Act

What this bill does

  • The bill adds a data field to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to track whether missing persons were last seen on federal land or in U.S. territorial waters.
  • This affects missing persons cases, law enforcement agencies, and the National Institute of Justice.
  • The change requires no new funding, only a modification to the existing NamUs database.

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    How would tracking whether missing persons were last seen on federal land help law enforcement coordinate search efforts across different jurisdictions?

  2. 02

    What barriers might prevent local police departments from consistently reporting the federal land designation when entering cases into NamUs?

  3. 03

    Which types of missing persons cases on federal lands would benefit most from this data tracking system?

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Thom Tillis

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Introduced 2025-09-04

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-09-04 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-09-04 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-09-04 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-09-02 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)

  5. 2025-09-02 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-07-28 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

  7. 2025-07-28 · senate · Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  8. 2025-07-28 · Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  9. 2025-07-24 · senate · Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  10. 2025-03-13 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  11. 2025-03-13 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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