Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018
This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.
- Stage
- Session ended
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- +2
- Latest action
- Dec 6, 2018
Where it stands
Introduced (Current step)
Committee (Needs attention)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What it does
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018 This bill revises the authority for state grants to improve the reporting of unidentified and missing persons. Among other things, the bill does the following: 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.
Official summary · Introduced in Senate · Dec 6, 2018
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What moved
Who is involved
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]Lead sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]Co-sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
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