# 119-hr-9118: Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026

119-hr-9118, Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO); status introduced (as of 2026-07-22).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9118
- Congress: 119
- Title: Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-22

## Summary

**Would expand Ashanti Alerts to explicitly include adults with developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, and dementia.** It would also add required training so responders can better identify and assist missing adults and children who have developmental disabilities. - Families and caregivers: Would see alerts add whether the missing person has a developmental disability, Alzheimer’s, or dementia so search teams can match descriptions and consider care needs quickly. - Missing children: Would require states, territories, and tribal governments to adopt training and educational programs focused on responding to reported missing children with developmental disabilities. - Law enforcement and alert systems: Would change alert language to list more specific diagnoses and require training for responding to missing adults with developmental disabilities, improving consistency between alerts and on-the-ground response. - Legal clarity for definitions: Would use the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 definition of "developmental disability" so alerts and training reference a standard federal definition.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (R-MO), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-07-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Alerts list developmental disabilities and dementia: benefit, low. If enacted, Ashanti Alerts would have to say if a missing person has a developmental disability, Alzheimer's disease, or dementia. The bill would define "developmental disability" by reference to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. It would replace wording about a "pro…
- Training to find missing people with disabilities: benefit, low. This bill would add training and educational programs for responders who handle reports of missing adults with developmental disabilities. It would also require training programs for States, territories, and tribal governments to respond to missing children with developmental disabilities. The trai…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-9118 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9118)

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- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-1329: Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1329)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9118 (as of 2026-07-22).