legislation: 116-hr-8772

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116-hr-8772 116 hr 8772 Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020 Crime and Law Enforcement 2020-11-18 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. House Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] TX D G000581 6 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. 2023-01-11T13:44:16Z  

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