HR9236Referred to Committee

HAILEY Act of 2026

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119th
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2026-06-10
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Rudy Yakym III
Rudy Yakym III
Republican · IN · Representative
Votes with party: 99.1% (581 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-06-10

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Plain-English Summary

The legislation would establish minimum standards that law enforcement agencies must follow when issuing alerts for missing people considered high-risk, such as children, elderly individuals with cognitive impairments, or those in danger. These standards would help ensure that alerts are issued quickly and consistently across different jurisdictions when someone vulnerable goes missing. The bill aims to improve the chances of finding missing high-risk individuals by creating clearer guidelines for when and how alerts should be distributed to the public.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9236 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9236 To amend the PROTECT Act to include minimum standards for issuing an alert for a high-risk missing person, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 2026 Mr. Yakym introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ 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. 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 ``High-risk Alert Improvement for Locating Endangered Youth Act of 2026'' or the ``HAILEY Act of 2026''. SEC. 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.''. <all>
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