Senate Bill 2174
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019
Became Law
Amendments
Became Public Law 116-277 on Dec 31, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2174
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
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checkPassed on November 16, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6714-6715)
Summary
Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019
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;
- expands eligible entities; and
- gives priority to eligible entities in states along the southern border.
The bill also requires the U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy rescue beacons along the southern border to mitigate migrant deaths.
December 16, 2020
November 16, 2020
July 18, 2019
Amendments (1)
Nov 16, 2020
Agreed to in Senate
1
Sponsorship
Senate Amendment 2685
To strike the provision giving entities in southern border States priority in the award of grants related to the identification and processing of unidentified remains.
Agreed To
12/31/2020
Became Public Law No: 116-277.
12/31/2020
Signed by President.
12/21/2020
Presented to President.
12/20/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/18/2020
Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7828)
12/18/2020
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments to S. 2174 by Unanimous Consent.
12/17/2020
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
12/16/2020
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
12/16/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/16/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7217-7218)
12/16/2020
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)
12/16/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2174.
12/16/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7217-7219)
12/16/2020
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
11/17/2020
Held at the desk.
11/17/2020
Received in the House.
11/17/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
11/16/2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S6714-6715)
11/16/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S6714-6715)
11/16/2020
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6714-6715)
11/16/2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
07/18/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
07/18/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 17, 2023 9:43:49 PM