What does Preamble of HAILEY Act of 2026 do?

This bill amends the PROTECT Act. The bill aims to establish minimum standards for issuing an alert for a high-risk missing person. The bill includes provisions for other purposes, though these are not specified in the preamble.

What does SHORT TITLE. of HAILEY Act of 2026 do?

This bill is formally titled the High-risk Alert Improvement for Locating Endangered Youth Act of 2026.

What does MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ISSUANCE AND DISSEMINATION OF ALERTS of HAILEY Act of 2026 do?

This section amends Section 302(a) of the PROTECT Act. The amendment strikes 'and' in paragraph (1) and replaces the period with '; and' in paragraph (2). A new paragraph (3) is added to Section 302(a) regarding the issuance of alerts through the AMBER Alert Communication network. Alerts are to be issued for individuals under the age of 18. Alerts are issued for individuals law enforcement reasonably believes are high-risk missing persons.

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HAILEY Act of 2026

Last updated: 6/10/2026 · Introduced: 6/10/2026

Author: Rudy Yakym (R-IN)

TL;DR (AI)

The bill amends the PROTECT Act to establish minimum standards for issuing alerts related to missing persons.
It expands alert issuance to include individuals under 18 who are reasonably believed to be high-risk missing persons.
The bill requires alerts for high-risk missing persons to be disseminated through the AMBER Alert Communication network.

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