National Blue Alert Act of 2013

National Blue Alert Act of 2013

Long title	To encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty.
Announced in	the 113th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Rep. Michael G. Grimm (R, NY-11)
Number of co-sponsors	3
Codification
Acts affected	Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
U.S.C. sections created	42 U.S.C. 3796b(6), section 534 of title 28, United States Code,
Agencies affected	United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Homeland Security, United States Department of Transportation, Federal Communications Commission.
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as H.R. 180 by Rep. Michael Grimm (R-NY) on January 4, 2013 Committee consideration by United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations Passed the House on May 15, 2013 (Roll Call Vote 144: 406-2)

The National Blue Alert Act of 2013 (H.R. 180) is a bill that was introduced in the United States House of Representatives of the 113th United States Congress on January 4, 2013. The bill instructs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a national Blue Alert communication system under the direction of a national coordinator. The system would spread important information about law enforcement officers hurt or killed in the line of duty in an attempt to make catching the perpetrators easier.