S.160: Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced Jan. 13, 2015
  • Latest Major Action May 21, 2015

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Bill Cosponsor

Bill Summary

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act Directs the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement a process to provide eligible organizations and individuals expedited access to federal land to conduct good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, which are searches for one or more missing individuals believed to be deceased at the time that the search is initiated. Sets forth procedures for the approval or...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 3 statements associated with S.160.

Bill Actions

Date Description
May 21, 2015
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-380.
Jan. 13, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jan. 13, 2015

Introduced in the Senate by Dean Heller (R-Nev.)

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