Session 116

S 2174

Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019

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Session 116

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Session 116

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Bill overview

The Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 aims to improve the identification and resolution of missing persons and unidentified remains, particularly migrants. It expands grant funding for states and local entities to enhance transportation, processing, identification, and reporting of these cases, with priority given to border states. The bill also requires U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy rescue beacons along the southern border and mandates regular reporting on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) and border-crossing deaths.

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Legislative history

2019-07-18Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2019-07-18

Introduced in Senate

2020-11-16Senate

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6714-6715)

2020-11-16

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6714-6715)

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The official record shows passage by unanimous consent or voice vote where no roll call was taken. No member-level tally is available for these steps, and the district map does not apply.

12/18/2020SenateUnanimous consent
Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7828)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
12/18/2020Unanimous consent
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent.
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12/16/2020HouseVoice vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7217-7218)
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12/16/2020Voice vote
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)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
11/16/2020SenateUnanimous consent
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6714-6715)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
11/16/2020Unanimous consent
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6714-6715)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

Floor votes and chamber actions

Recorded roll calls list how each member voted. Unanimous consent or voice vote appears in the official action history without a roll call; no member-level tally is available for those steps.

Passage without roll call

12/18/2020SenateUnanimous consent
Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7828)
No roll-call vote on record for this action.
12/18/2020Unanimous consent
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent.
No roll-call vote on record for this action.

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S 2174

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