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119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

S. 1038: TRACE Act

Passed SenateSep 2, 2025

  1. Passed Senate (completed)Sep 2, 2025
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. To the President (not reached)
  4. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Passed Senate, Sep 2, 2025

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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

0 votes on this bill

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Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

5

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

76 points earned
  1. 1Thom Tillis R-NC SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reported, passed Senate4 events+56
  2. 2Richard Blumenthal D-CTCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  3. 2Shelley Capito R-WVCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  4. 2Christopher Coons D-DECosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
  5. 2Christopher Murphy D-CTCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History

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