S. 1038
119th Congress
TRACE Act
5
Cosponsors
11
Actions
0
Amendments
1
Committees
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Since introduced
Held at the desk.
4 septembre 2025·10 months ago
Summary
Passed Senate · Updated 1 avril 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
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
4 septembre 2025 · Floor
Held at the desk.
4 septembre 2025 · Floor
Received in the House.
4 septembre 2025 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2 septembre 2025 · Floor
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)
2 septembre 2025 · Floor
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
28 juillet 2025 · Calendars
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
28 juillet 2025 · Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
28 juillet 2025 · Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
24 juillet 2025 · Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
13 mars 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
13 mars 2025 · IntroReferral
Sponsorship
5 cosponsors
Sponsor
Republican:Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]NCCosponsors
- Democrat480%
- Republican120%
- Democrat:Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]DE
- Republican:Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]WV
- Democrat:Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]CA
- Democrat:Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]CT
- Democrat:Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]CT
Classification
Policy area
Crime and Law EnforcementLegislative subjects
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 mars 2025 to 5 on 28 juillet 2025.
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