119th Congress

S. 1038

TRACE Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed Senate
Passed House
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Thom Tillis(R-NC)
Introduced: Mar 13, 2025
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees: Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Official text: Engrossed in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (5)

Original cosponsors (4)

Added later (1)

Christopher A. Coons (D-DE) · Jul 28, 2025

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Passed Senate” version

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.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Sep 4, 2025 · House
Held at the desk.
Sep 4, 2025 · House
Received in the House.
Sep 4, 2025 · Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 2, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)
Sep 2, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 28, 2025 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
Jul 28, 2025 · Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 24, 2025 · Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate