S. 1038 Passed the Senate Crime and Law Enforcement

TRACE Act

A bill to direct the Attorney General to include a data field in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to indicate whether the last known location of a missing person was confirmed or was suspected to have been on Federal land, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Introduced March 13, 2025 Cosponsors 5 (4 D, 1 R) Latest action September 4, 2025

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 (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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

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

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