{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/senator-schmitt-introduces-bill-to-better-protect-individuals-with-intellectual-disabilities/", "Senator Schmitt Introduces Bill to Better Protect Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities", "2026-06-05", "2026", "2026-06", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Eric Schmitt", "S001227", "www.schmitt.senate.gov", "schmitt", "https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Bill Would Strengthen Missing Persons Alerts and Expand Education and Training for First Responders\n\nU.S. SENATE \u2014 U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) introduced the Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act. This legislation will enhance the national missing person alert system, as well as expand state-level first responder training and education to better protect and serve individuals with intellectual disabilities and adults with Alzheimer\u2019s or dementia.\n\n\u201cStrengthening our federal alert systems to better protect individuals with intellectual disabilities is commonsense,\u201d said Senator Schmitt. \u201cThe Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act will improve existing protocols for disability-specific emergencies and will equip our law enforcement with the tools they need to respond appropriately and save lives.\u201d\n\nThe Enhanced Alerts for Missing Loved Ones with Disabilities Act strengthens existing national missing-person alert systems by amending Kristen\u2019s Act to expand the definition of \u201chealth care needs\u201d by including developmental disabilities, Alzheimer\u2019s, and dementia, as well as the PROTECT Act to direct states to provide specialized training for first responders to better respond to missing individuals with intellectual disabilities.\n\nCongressman Mark Alford (MO-04) and Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08) introduced the bill in the House of Representatives.\n\nRead the full text of the legislation HERE.\n\n###", 1, "2026-06-06T06:16:30Z", "2026-06-06T06:17:47Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.schmitt.senate.gov/media/press-releases/senator-schmitt-introduces-bill-to-better-protect-individuals-with-intellectual-disabilities/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7000449113547802, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}