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Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020

Introduced: November 18, 2020 Introduced by: Gonzalez, Vicente Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2020
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020

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

Specifically, the bill

  • authorizes grants to be used for additional activities (e.g., transportation of missing persons and unidentified remains), including with respect to migrants; and
  • expands eligible entities.

The bill also requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy rescue beacons along the southern border to mitigate migrant deaths.

What's happening now November 18, 2020

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2174 Related bill Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 1
R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Dec 17, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Dec 9, 2020
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Dec 3, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Dec 2, 2020
Vela, Filemon
· Dec 2, 2020
Hurd, Will
· Nov 18, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8772: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8772/
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"H.R. 8772: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8772/.
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H.R. 8772, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8772/.
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