HR 9118 · 119th Congress 2025โ€“2027

Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026

Latest action · Jun 3, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJun 3, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 3, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOJason SmithOriginalJun 3, 2026
R-WADan NewhouseJul 20, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jun 3, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jun 3, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall have power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the United States; . . .''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 94, June 3, 2026, page H3829.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 4670Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026Related billJun 3, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 3, 2026Introduced in House

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