HRES 454 · 108th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Encouraging the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to include within the minimum standards established pursuant to the PROTECT Act a specific criterion for issuance of an alert through the AMBER Alert communications network.

Introduced 2003-11-19· Sponsored by Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.(2003-12-10)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Encourages the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice to include the following criterion within the minimum standards established pursuant to the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (PROTECT Act) for issuing an AMBER alert: reasonable belief by law enforcement officials that the welfare of a child who has been missing for six or more hours is in danger based on facts tending to show that the child may have been abducted.…

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