# 119-s-1038: TRACE Act

119-s-1038, TRACE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1038
- As of: 2026-08-11
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1038
- Congress: 119
- Title: TRACE Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-11

## Summary

**Adds a data field to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to record whether a missing person's last known location was on Federal land or in U.S. territorial waters.** It also requires yearly reports to Congress showing how many cases involved those locations.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-07-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Track missing persons on federal lands and waters: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General, through the National Institute of Justice, would add a field to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. It would show if a person’s last known spot was confirmed or suspected on Federal land or in U.S. territorial waters, with the specific park, fores…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025
- 119-s-2903: Safe Step Act
- 119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1038 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1038)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1552: Living Donor Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1552)
- [119-s-410: Love Lives On Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-410)
- [119-s-2903: Safe Step Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2903)
- [119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1677)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1038 (as of 2026-08-11).