[Azred]

*sigh* Yet another example of the reality of the status quo in Washington. If you can't get something passed into law based on its own merits, then attach it to a piece of popular legislation and slide in through on the sly. No one would dare vote "no" to a National Amber Alert. [edit: it looks like 25 House members either voted no or abstained] It shouldn't have taken them this long to put together a national program, anyway....

I think the author of the article you cited is a little misinformed, Timber Loftis. I don't see any other article that states that a National Amber Alert has indeed been passed by both houses, only that the House passed its version which then went to the Senate (10 April). Most likely it will sit in a conference committee for several months while legislators parse words. *sigh* Maybe individual states will pick up the ball....