H.R. 5238: To direct the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot study under which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding threats to homeland security using an AMBER Alert system.

H.R. 5238: To direct the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot study under which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding threats to homeland security using an AMBER Alert system.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-10-06 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-10-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
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To direct the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot study under which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding threats to homeland security using an AMBER Alert system.

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Requires the Attorney General and the Secretary of Homeland Security, using funds available for improving the national system to notify the public in the event of a terrorist attack, to conduct a pilot study under which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding homeland security threats using an AMBER Alert system.

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To direct the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a pilot study under which the Secretary may issue public warnings regarding threats to homeland security using an AMBER Alert system.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5238.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr5238 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108