3.0.0 8772 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z House HR 2020-11-18 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 196 (Wednesday, November 18, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas:H.R. 8772.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H5932]]]> hshm00 Homeland Security Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-11-18T15:01:10Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-11-18T15:01:05Z Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 116 2174 S 2020-12-31 Became Public Law No: 116-277. Related bill CRS 2020-11-18 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hshm00 Homeland Security Committee 2020-11-18 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 N H001073 Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] Will Hurd R TX 23 2020-11-18 True V000132 Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] Filemon Vela D TX 34 2020-12-02 False T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-12-02 False E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-12-03 False G000587 Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] Sylvia Garcia D TX R. 29 2020-12-09 False W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2020-12-17 False Crime and Law Enforcement Border security and unlawful immigration Congressional oversight Crime victims Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Emergency communications systems Evidence and witnesses Federal-Indian relations Genetics Government studies and investigations Health information and medical records Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding Law enforcement officers Missing persons Right of privacy State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-11-18 Introduced in House 2021-08-09T17:52:42Z 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.

]]> Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020 Display Title Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To expand the grants authorized under Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act to include processing of unidentified remains, resolving missing persons cases, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8772ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8772ih.xml 2020-11-18 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.