H.R. 8772 · 116th Congress
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Vicente Gonzalez
- Introduced
- 2020-11-18
- Latest action
- 2020-11-18 · Introduced in House
Summary
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.