United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7218 (115th)
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2018
Introduced
6 December 2018
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Status
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.
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Summary
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.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 December 2018
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 December 2018
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 December 2018
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/7218
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/7218