WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A newly proposed federal bill would expand the criteria for calling an AMBER Alert for a missing child.

Indiana congressman Rudy Yakym introduced the HAILEY Act today, June 11. The bill would allow AMBER Alerts to be issued to any child believed to be in extreme danger. Current law only calls for AMBER Alerts to be issued when a child abduction is confirmed.

Rep. Yakym says the bill is in honor of 17-year-old Hailey Buzbee of Fishers, Indiana. Federal investigators say Buzbee was lured from her home by an adult she met online. Her body was later found in Ohio. One man, 39-year-old Tyler Thomas, faces multiple child sex exploitation charges; he has not been charged in connection to her death.

In a press release, Rep. Yakym's office says an AMBER Alert was never called for Buzbee because her disappearance was originally classified as a runaway.

"As a father of three kids, I cannot imagine the pain this family has endured. Hailey Buzbee deserved better, and so do the countless other children who fall through the cracks of an alert system that wasn't built for the threats they face today,” said Rep. Yakym. "This family is turning unimaginable tragedy into action to make sure no other child suffers the same fate, and I am honored to fight alongside them in Congress to make it happen.”