Preserved funding for the Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS), which is a vital information sharing system used across law enforcement and emergency operators in Missouri, as well as the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program.
Mark Alford will preserve funding for the Regional Information Sharing Systems and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Program.
Occurrences
Evidence
The House Appropriations Committee reported that President Trump enacted H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, into law.
The bill text provides $3,000,000 for the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.
The bill text provides $44,000,000 for regional information sharing activities authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act; this appears to be the RISS funding line, although that linkage is an inference.
Assessments
During Alford’s term in the House, Congress enacted H.R. 6938 for FY2026. The enacted bill explicitly provided $3,000,000 for NamUs and also funded regional information-sharing activities at $44,000,000, which strongly indicates preservation of RISS-related funding even though the RISS linkage is somewhat inferential in the bill text. Because both funding streams were preserved during his time in federal office, this is best scored as delivered in the same term, with some credit for legislative effort in achieving the appropriations outcome.