House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2020

H.R. 8772Introduced Nov 18, 2020Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Where it went

IntroducedNov 18, 2020
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 18, 2020 — 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8772.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 196, November 18, 2020, Page H5932):
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 18, 2020 ↗
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H.R. 8772, 116th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 5, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

6 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 4 Democrats

2 of 6 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Vicente Gonzalez.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-15 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.