Amend the Ashanti Alert Act to require missing-person alerts to note developmental disability, Alzheimer’s, or dementia, and direct the DOJ to provide related training and educational programs to local law enforcement.

Eric Schmitt · Missouri · Republican

policy impact 0.72 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 97%

Occurrences

The Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act of 2026 would amend the Ashanti Alert Act to require these alerts to include whether the individual has a developmental disability, Alzheimer’s, or dementia. It would also require the DOJ to make available to local law enforcement training and educational programs specifically pertaining to dealing with individuals with these disabilities.

Schmitt co-introduced legislation to expand missing-person alert requirements and DOJ training for disability-related cases.

Smith, Alford, and Schmitt Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Enhance Efforts to Locate Missing Adults with Disabilities – Jason Smith
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Schmitt said he introduced the "Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act" to improve missing-person alerts and expand first-responder training for people with intellectual disabilities, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.

Introduced legislation to improve missing-person alerts and expand first-responder training related to disabilities, Alzheimer’s, and dementia.

Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Better Protect Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Senator Schmitt
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Evidence

Official June 5 release shows Schmitt took concrete legislative action closely aligned with the promise, but it was an introduction, not enactment; the release describes amendments to Kristen’s Act and the PROTECT Act rather than the Ashanti Alert Act.

partial same_term A for effort

Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Better Protect Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Senator Schmitt
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Schmitt said he introduced the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act, which would expand missing-person alerts and training for people with intellectual disabilities and adults with Alzheimer’s or dementia.

Official Senate release shows concrete legislative action, but only an introduction. The described bill amends Kristen’s Act and the PROTECT Act rather than the Ashanti Alert Act named in the claim, so it does not show the promise was fulfilled.

never same_term A for effort

Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Better Protect Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Senator Schmitt
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The release says the bill would amend Kristen’s Act to include developmental disabilities, Alzheimer’s, and dementia, and amend the PROTECT Act to direct states to provide specialized training for first responders.

This is the closest official legislative action found, but it targets different statutes and remains an introduced bill. That is strong effort, not fulfillment of the specific Ashanti Alert Act amendment promised.

never same_term A for effort

Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Better Protect Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities - Senator Schmitt
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Schmitt took a serious legislative step by introducing the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act during his Senate term, so he merits effort credit. But the available evidence shows only bill introduction, not passage or implementation, and the bill described would amend Kristen's Act and the PROTECT Act rather than the Ashanti Alert Act specifically named in the promise. Because the promised outcome was not delivered in law or policy, this counts as a failed but serious attempt rather than fulfillment.

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never same_term A for effort

On June 5, 2026, Schmitt introduced the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act, which was a serious legislative attempt to improve missing-person alerts and training for people with intellectual disabilities, Alzheimer’s, and dementia. But the evidence shows introduction only, not enactment, and it was framed as amendments to Kristen’s Law/PROTECT Act rather than the specific Ashanti Alert Act change in the claim. That makes this an unfulfilled promise with real effort, not a delivered outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%