# 116-hr-8772: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020

116-hr-8772, Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX); 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8772
- Congress: 116
- Title: Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020
- 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.
- Introduced: 2020-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-5987: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office".

## Sources
- [116-hr-8772 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8772)

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- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-8340: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 B…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8340)
- [116-hr-7810: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3519 E…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7810)
- [116-hr-5988: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2600 W…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5988)
- [116-hr-5987: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 We…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5987)
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