S 1038 · 119th CongressIntroducedcongress.gov ↗

TRACE Act

What this bill does

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This bill, called the TRACE Act, requires the National Institute of Justice to add a new piece of information to the national database used to track missing persons and unidentified remains. Specifically, the database would now include whether a missing person was last known to be on federal land or in U.S. territorial waters. The database, called NamUs, serves as a national clearinghouse for information about missing persons and unidentified or unclaimed remains.

Introduced

March 13, 2025

Policy Area

Crime and Law Enforcement

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