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Missing Persons Data Update Bill
Recent Bills/Missing Persons Data Update Bill

Missing Persons Data Update Bill

IntroducedN/A
Passed Senate1 year ago
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Why This Matters

This bill requires the Attorney General to add a new data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to show if a missing person's last known location was on Federal land.

If someone you know goes missing, this bill could help track their last known location more accurately, potentially aiding in their recovery.
Who this affects
Families of missing persons · Communities of missing persons
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1The new data field will specify whether the location was confirmed or suspected to be on Federal land.
  2. 2The Attorney General must provide annual reports starting January 15 of the second year after the bill is enacted, detailing cases linked to Federal land.
  3. 3Federal land includes areas managed by the Departments of Agriculture, Interior, and Defense, excluding land held in trust for Indian Tribes.
Read the detailed summary

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 (Nam Us) 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. Nam Us is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for cases involving missing persons and unidentified or unclaimed remains.

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IntroducedFeb 5, 2025
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SenateSep 2, 2025
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Waiting for a House floor vote.

It was held at the desk rather than sent to a committee, so it can be taken up directly.

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Donald Trump
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