House Judiciary Committee approved Wed. comprehensive child abduc...
House Judiciary Committee approved Wed. comprehensive child abduction prevention legislation that included enhancement to Amber Alert network. (Amber Alerts are emergency broadcasts over TV and radio that are used to help locate recently abducted children.) Bill (HR-5422) by Rep.…
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Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) was passed by voice vote on same day White House held conference on missing and exploited children. President Bush directed Attorney Gen. John Ashcroft to establish national Amber Alert coordinator at Justice Dept. (DoJ), which was one provision of similar Amber Alert bill that passed Senate on Sept. 10 (S-2896). Bills would provide grants to help encourage adoption of Amber Alert plans. NAB Pres. Edward Fritts testified before Senate supporting Amber Alert, which has been implemented voluntarily in 18 states. NAB said there were 66 such plans nationwide, many of them regional plans. Both Fritts and Okla. Assn. of Bcstrs. Pres. Carl Smith attended White House conference.