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S. 1038 (119th)

TRACE Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

13 March 2025

Last action

4 September 2025 · Floor

Status

Held at the desk.

Sponsors

Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA], Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026

Summary

Tracking and Reporting Absent Community-Members Everywhere Act or the TRACE Act 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.

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Timeline

  1. 13 March 2025

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 March 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 July 2025

    Reported

    Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 28 July 2025

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 28 July 2025

    Reported

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

    Source: Committee

  6. 28 July 2025

    Reported

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

    Source: Committee

  7. 2 September 2025

    Passed

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5987; text: CR S5987)

    Source: Floor

  8. 2 September 2025

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  9. 4 September 2025

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  10. 4 September 2025

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  11. 4 September 2025

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

4 official files

Engrossed in Senate

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  • Engrossed in Senate

    Engrossed in Senate · EN · 2 September 2025

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  • Passed Senate

    summary · EN · 2 September 2025

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  • Reported to Senate

    Reported to Senate · EN · 28 July 2025

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  • Introduced in Senate

    Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 March 2025

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