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Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018

Introduced: December 6, 2018 Introduced by: Cornyn, John Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Dec 6, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7358-7359)
Dec 6, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018

This bill revises the authority for state grants to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons.

Among other things, the bill does the following:

  • authorizes grants to be used for additional activities (e.g., transportation of missing persons and unidentified remains), including with respect to migrants;
  • expands eligible entities; and
  • gives priority to eligible entities in states along the southern border.
What's happening now December 6, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7358-7359)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 7218 Identical bill Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 6, 2018
 R
Cruz, Ted
Texas · Dec 6, 2018
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Dec 6, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3719: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3719/
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"S. 3719: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3719/.
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S. 3719, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3719/.
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