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Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 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.
Summary
This bill expands the Ashanti Alert system, which issues emergency alerts for missing adults and children, to better serve people with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia. It requires alert information to include whether a missing person has one of these conditions and updates eligibility criteria to specifically include these disabilities. The bill also mandates training programs for law enforcement and emergency responders in all states, territories, and tribal governments on how to effectively respond to reports of missing people with developmental disabilities.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO)
Actions (2)
- Jun 3, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. · senate
- Jun 3, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 3, 2026
Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026”.
SEC. 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 following: “and whether the individual has a developmental disability (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)), Alzheimer’s disease, or dementia”; and
(2) in paragraph (3)(A), 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 (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)), Alzheimer’s disease, or dementia”.
SEC. 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 (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)).”.
(b) Missing Children.—Section 301(b) of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20501(b)) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end;
(2) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
“(5) provide training and educational programs for use by States, territories of the United States, and Tribal governments, related to responding effectively to a reported missing child with a developmental disability (as defined in section 102 of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 15002)).”. <all>
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