A bill to expand the grants authorized under Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act to include processing of unidentified remains, resolving missing persons cases, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressS-3719Senate
Updated: Dec 6, 2018
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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Latest companion bill action
HR-7218: To expand the grants authorized under Jennifer's Law and Kristen's Act to include processing of unidentified remains, resolving missing persons cases, and for other purposes.Introduced in House
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7358-7359)
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