S. 1038

119th Congress

Introduced

TRACE Act

Sponsored byRepublican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC· Introduced 13 March 2025
Open on Congress.gov

5

Cosponsors

11

Actions

0

Amendments

1

Committees

—

Since introduced

Introduced
Committee
Passed Chamber
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Enacted
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Latest action

Held at the desk.

4 September 2025·10 months ago

Summary

Passed Senate · Updated 1 April 2026

Tracking and Reporting Absent Community-Members Everywhere Act or the TRACE Act

This bill requires the National Institute of Justice to include in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) an additional data field for information about whether the last known location of a missing person was on federal land or in the territorial waters of the United States.

NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for cases involving missing persons and unidentified or unclaimed remains.

Timeline

11 actions

  1. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    4 September 2025 · Floor

  2. Held at the desk.

    4 September 2025 · Floor

  3. Received in the House.

    4 September 2025 · Floor

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

    2 September 2025 · Floor

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

    2 September 2025 · Floor

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

    28 July 2025 · Calendars

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

    28 July 2025 · Committee

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

    28 July 2025 · Committee

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

    24 July 2025 · Committee

  10. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    13 March 2025 · IntroReferral

  11. Introduced in Senate

    13 March 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

5 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NC

Cosponsors

  • Democrat480%
  • Republican120%

Classification

Policy area

Crime and Law Enforcement

Legislative subjects

Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesMissing persons

Committees

1

  • Judiciary Committee

    Senate · Standing

    • Referred To13 Mar 2025
    • Markup By24 Jul 2025
    • Reported By28 Jul 2025

Cosponsor momentum

Cumulative over time

Cosponsors grew from 4 on 13 March 2025 to 5 on 28 July 2025.

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