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S. 772: Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act

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S. 772: Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-29 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-166.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-166. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act

Plain summary

Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the PROTECT Act to reauthorize the AMBER Alert grant program for FY2019. The bill also modifies the program to: add, as a new purpose area, the integration of tribal AMBER Alert systems into state AMBER alert systems; make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants; permit the use of grant funds to integrate state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans with an Indian tribe; and allow the waiver of the matching funds requirement for grants awarded to Indian tribes. (Sec. 3) The Department of Justice must submit to Congress a report evaluating the readiness, education, and training needs, technological challenges, and specific obstacles encountered by Indian tribes in the integration of state or regional AMBER Alert communication plans.

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Official text

Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 772, AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017 (2017-07-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Steve Daines (R-MT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s772 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115