S. 1814: National Silver Alert Act of 2013
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S. 1814: National Silver Alert Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-12 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-12 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
National Silver Alert Act of 2013
Plain summary
National Silver Alert Act of 2013 - Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish a national Silver Alert communications network within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist regional and local search efforts for missing seniors; (2) ensure that, when feasible, the network is able to operate in coordination with the AMBER Alert communications network; and (3) designate an individual of DOJ to serve as the Silver Alert Coordinator to coordinate the network with states. Defines "missing senior" as any individual who is reported as missing to or by a law enforcement agency and who meets state requirements for designation as a missing senior. Directs the Coordinator to: (1) establish minimum standards for the issuance and dissemination of alerts issued through the network; and (2) make available to states, local governments, law enforcement agencies, and other concerned entities network training and information.
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Official text
National Silver Alert Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] · 6 cosponsors
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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1814.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s1814 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113