3.0.0 2174 2023-11-17T21:43:49Z 2023-11-17T21:43:49Z Senate S 2019-07-18 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Discharged from 2020-11-16T21:54:07Z Referred to 2019-07-18T19:49:57Z Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020 116 8772 HR 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. Related bill CRS 2020-12-31 Became Public Law No: 116-277. President E40000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-31 Became Public Law No: 116-277. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-31 Signed by President. President E30000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-31 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-21 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-21 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-20 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-12-18 Senate Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7828) ResolvingDifferences 2020-12-18 Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent. NotUsed 20500 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-17 Senate Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill. Floor 2020-12-16 16:03:26 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2020-12-16 16:03:25 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-12-16 16:03:22 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7217-7218) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-12-16 16:03:22 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7217-7218) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-16 15:53:06 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2174. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-16 15:53:05 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7217-7219) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-16 15:53:04 Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-11-17 18:06:34 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2020-11-17 17:50:41 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2020-11-17 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2020-11-16 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6714-6715) Floor 2020-11-16 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6714-6715) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-16 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6714-6715) Floor 2020-11-16 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Discharge 2020-11-16 Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. Committee 14500 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2019-07-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2019-07-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2019-07-18 True T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2019-07-18 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2019-07-18 True Public Law 116-277 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 2019-07-18 Introduced in Senate 2021-08-09T15:25:46Z Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019

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;
  • expands eligible entities; and
  • gives priority to eligible entities in states along the southern border.

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

]]> 49 2020-12-31 Public Law 2021-08-16T16:38:36Z Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019

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

The bill authorizes grants to be used for additional activities. In particular, grants may be used to improve the transportation, processing, and identification of missing persons and unidentified remains, including with respect to migrants. Further, the bill expands eligible entities to include local governments, medical examiners' offices, certain accredited and publicly funded laboratories, and certain nonprofit organizations.

In addition, the bill expands the allowable uses of grant funds to include costs related to transportation, hiring, and procuring forensic equipment.

The bill requires any DNA reference sample that is received from a suspected biological family member and uploaded into the Combined DNA Index System to be used only for identifying missing persons and unidentified remains.

Next, the bill requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to purchase, deploy, and maintain no more than 170 rescue beacons along the southern border to mitigate migrant deaths.

The bill also requires the CBP, the Department of Justice, and the Government Accountability Office to submit specified reports to Congress.

]]> Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 Display Title Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Passed Senate Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 S Senate Engrossed in Senate ES Short Title(s) as Introduced Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Other Short Titles Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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 Senate IS Official Titles as Amended by Senate An Act to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Act, the Attorney General is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the purpose of carrying out this Act. S Senate Official Titles as Amended by House To the extent provided in advance in appropriations Act, the Attorney General is authorized to use funds appropriated for the operationalization, maintenance, and expansion of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) for the purpose of carrying out this Act. H House Short Titles as Passed Senate Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 S Senate Short Titles as Enacted Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 2685 116 SAMDT To strike the provision giving entities in southern border States priority in the award of grants related to the identification and processing of unidentified remains. 2022-02-08T23:05:05Z 2020-11-16 Amendment SA 2685 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2685 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/116th-congress/senate-amendment/2685 C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z Senate 116 S Senate S 2174 Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 2023-11-17T21:43:49Z 6 2020-11-16 0 Senate Amendment SA 2685 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2020-11-16 0 Senate Amendment SA 2685 proposed by Senator Cornyn. (consideration: CR S6714; text: CR S6714) To strike the provision giving entities in southern border States priority in the award of grants related to the identification and processing of unidentified remains. Floor 2020-11-16 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2685 proposed by Senator Cornyn.(consideration: CR S6714; text: CR S6714) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-16 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress 2020-11-16 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2685 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress Enrolled Bill https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2174enr/xml/BILLS-116s2174enr.xml Engrossed Amendment House 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2174eah/xml/BILLS-116s2174eah.xml Engrossed in Senate 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2174es/xml/BILLS-116s2174es.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s2174is/xml/BILLS-116s2174is.xml 2021-01-01T04:59:59Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-116publ277/uslm/PLAW-116publ277.xml Public Law 2020-12-31 Became Public Law No: 116-277. 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.