H.R. 2800: Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-05 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2012

Plain summary

Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2012 - Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to revise requirements relating to the Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program to direct the Attorney General to: (1) award competitive grants to assist nonprofit organizations in paying for the costs of locally based, proactive programs to protect and locate missing patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias; and (2) give a preference for such grants to national nonprofit organizations that have experience working with patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias and their families (currently, the Attorney General is directed to award a single grant to a national voluntary organization to operate the Program). Authorizes appropriations for such grants through FY2017.

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Official text

Missing Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization Act of 2012

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] · 18 cosponsors

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Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] reported raising $1.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2800.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2800 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112