Silver Alert Bill Heads to the House Floor

Last week the House Judiciary Committee approved legislation,
authored by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) and supported by ALFA,
that will help law enforcement find missing seniors suffering from
dementia. The Silver Alert Act (HR 6064) will be considered by the full
House in September.

The National Silver Alert Act will create within the Department of
Justice the position of Silver Alert Coordinator. The system would use
a range of media, including radio, television, and highways signs, to
broadcast information about missing seniors.