S. 1038 · 119th Congress · Senate

TRACE Act

In Congress· Held at the desk.
Introduced
Mar 13, 25
Passed Senate
Sep 2, 25
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

11
  1. SEP 04, 2025Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. SEP 04, 2025Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. SEP 04, 2025Floor

    Held at the desk.

  4. SEP 02, 2025Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  5. SEP 02, 2025Floor

    Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration

    CR S5987; text: CR S5987)

  6. JUL 28, 2025Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

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

  7. JUL 28, 2025Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

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

  8. JUL 28, 2025Calendars

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

  9. JUL 24, 2025Committee

    Committee on the Judiciary

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

  10. MAR 13, 2025IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  11. MAR 13, 2025IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

3

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jul 28, 2025

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jul 24, 2025

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 13, 2025

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