U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9236: HAILEY Act of 2026
Status: In committee, June 10, 2026
To amend the PROTECT Act to include minimum standards for issuing an alert for a high-risk missing person, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend the PROTECT Act to include minimum standards for issuing an alert for a high-risk missing person, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, June 10, 2026:
A BILL To amend the PROTECT Act to include minimum standards for issuing an alert for a high-risk missing person, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the High-risk Alert Improvement for Locating Endangered Youth Act of 2026 or the HAILEY Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Minimum standards for issuance and dissemination of alerts through AMBER Alert communications network Section 302(a) of the PROTECT Act ( 34 U.S.C. 20502(a) ) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (1), by striking and ; (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert Communication network for individuals-- (A) under the age of 18; and (B) that law enforcement reasonably believes is a high-risk missing person. .
Sponsors
- Rudolph Yakym III (R, HD-IN-2) · primary sponsor
- Victoria Spartz (R, HD-005)
- Jefferson Shreve (R, HD-006)
- Erin Houchin (R, HD-009)
- Mark Messmer (R, HD-008)
- James Baird (R, HD-004)
- Frank Mrvan (D, HD-001)
- Marlin Stutzman (R, HD-003)
- Andre Carson (D, HD-IN-7)
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4)
- Mike Ezell (R, HD-004)
- Sam Graves (R, HD-006)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Common questions
- What is HB9236?
- HB9236 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): HAILEY Act of 2026.
- What does HB9236 do?
- In its own words: To amend the PROTECT Act to include minimum standards for issuing an alert for a high-risk missing person, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9236?
- In committee as of June 10, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (June 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9236?
- Rudolph Yakym III (R, HD-IN-2), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9236?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9236
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