U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9118: Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 3, 2026
To amend Kristen's Act to provide for the inclusion of information related to developmental disabilities, alzheimer's disease, and dementia, in alerts issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend Kristen's Act to provide for the inclusion of information related to developmental disabilities, alzheimer's disease, and dementia, in alerts issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 3, 2026:
A BILL To amend Kristen's Act to provide for the inclusion of information related to developmental disabilities, alzheimer's disease, and dementia, in alerts issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Alerts for missing adults with developmental disabilities, alzheimer's disease, and dementia Section 204(b) of Kristen's Act ( 34 U.S.C. 21904(b) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after (including health care needs the and (2) in paragraph (3), by striking suffers from a proven mental or physical disability and inserting the following: has been diagnosed with a mental disability, a physical disability, a developmental disability, alzheimer's disease, or dementia . SECTION 3. Training related to developmentally disabled missing persons (a) Missing adults Section 206 of Kristen's Act ( 34 U.S.C. 21906 ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) training and educational programs related to responding effectively to a reported missing adult with a developmental disability. . (b) Missing children Section 301(b) of the PROTECT Act ( 34 …
Sponsors
- Mark Alford (R, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Jason Smith (R, HD-MO-8)
- Dan Newhouse (R, HD-004)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB9118?
- HB9118 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026.
- What does HB9118 do?
- In its own words: To amend Kristen's Act to provide for the inclusion of information related to developmental disabilities, alzheimer's disease, and dementia, in alerts issued through the Ashanti Alert communications network, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9118?
- In committee as of June 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9118?
- Mark Alford (R, HD-004), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9118?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9118
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