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TRACE Act

USA119th CongressS-1038| Senate 
| Updated: 9/4/2025
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The TRACE Act mandates the Attorney General to enhance the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) by incorporating a new data field. This field will specifically record if a missing person's last known location was confirmed or suspected to have been on Federal land or within the territorial waters of the United States , including precise location details. Additionally, the legislation requires the Attorney General to provide an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. This report will enumerate the cases in NamUs where the missing person's last known location was identified as Federal land or U.S. territorial waters, thereby improving tracking and reporting for these specific circumstances.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4315
TRACE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4027
TRACE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2120
TRACE Act
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 14, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2150
Introduced in House
Jul 24, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 28, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 28, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
Sep 2, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 2, 2025
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)
Sep 4, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 4, 2025
Received in the House.
Sep 4, 2025
Held at the desk.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4315
    TRACE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4027
    TRACE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2120
    TRACE Act


  • March 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 14, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2150
    Introduced in House


  • July 24, 2025
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • July 28, 2025
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • July 28, 2025
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.


  • September 2, 2025
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.


  • September 2, 2025
    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)


  • September 4, 2025
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • September 4, 2025
    Received in the House.


  • September 4, 2025
    Held at the desk.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesMissing persons

TRACE Act

USA119th CongressS-1038| Senate 
| Updated: 9/4/2025
The TRACE Act mandates the Attorney General to enhance the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) by incorporating a new data field. This field will specifically record if a missing person's last known location was confirmed or suspected to have been on Federal land or within the territorial waters of the United States , including precise location details. Additionally, the legislation requires the Attorney General to provide an annual report to the Committee on the Judiciary of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. This report will enumerate the cases in NamUs where the missing person's last known location was identified as Federal land or U.S. territorial waters, thereby improving tracking and reporting for these specific circumstances.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
3 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4315
TRACE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4027
TRACE Act

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-2120
TRACE Act
Mar 13, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 13, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 14, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-2150
Introduced in House
Jul 24, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jul 28, 2025
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jul 28, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
Sep 2, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 2, 2025
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)
Sep 4, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 4, 2025
Received in the House.
Sep 4, 2025
Held at the desk.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4315
    TRACE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4027
    TRACE Act


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-2120
    TRACE Act


  • March 13, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 13, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • March 14, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-2150
    Introduced in House


  • July 24, 2025
    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • July 28, 2025
    Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • July 28, 2025
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.


  • September 2, 2025
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.


  • September 2, 2025
    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)


  • September 4, 2025
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • September 4, 2025
    Received in the House.


  • September 4, 2025
    Held at the desk.
Thomas Tillis

Thomas Tillis

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (5)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Computers and information technologyCongressional oversightCriminal justice information and recordsGovernment information and archivesMissing persons