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Bipartisan missing persons bill passes US House

A bipartisan bill introduced last month to help border communities with the resources to identify unidentified remains is likely to become law.

During a voice vote Wednesday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen, along with other lawmakers, voted to pass the Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act. The bill will go to the President to be officially signed into law.

The Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020, was introduced by Congressmen Gonzalez and Will Hurd as a companion bill to U.S. Sen. John Cornyn’s and Vice President-Elect and California Sen. Kamala Harris’s legislation passed in the senate last month.

“Border communities are currently shouldering the costs of identifying and recovering the remains of migrants who tragically perish while migrating to the United States,” Gonzalez said.

“This legislation will provide much needed aid for South Texas municipalities, sheriffs, farmers and ranchers to address this critical issue.

https://www.themonitor.com/2020/12/19/bipartisan-missing-persons-bill-passes-us-house/
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