Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019

The Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-277) was signed into law on December 31, 2020, during the 116th Congress. The bill amends Jennifer's Law to expand the types of entities eligible for grants from the Attorney General, including local governments, medical examiners' offices, accredited forensic and toxicology laboratories, university forensic anthropology labs, and nonprofit organizations with collaborative agreements with forensic offices. It also broadens allowable uses of grant funds to include transportation, hiring, and forensic equipment procurement, with a focus on migrants. The law authorizes funding 'to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts,' meaning no specific dollar amount is appropriated—actual spending requires separate appropriations bills. The policy area is Crime and Law Enforcement, and the bill was sponsored by Sen. Cornyn (R-TX) with three cosponsors including Sen. Harris (D-CA). The legislative history shows unanimous consent passage in the Senate and no opposition in the House. No related signals or procurement data were provided for convergence analysis. The law's impact on public companies is minimal, as it primarily affects government entities and nonprofit organizations, not for-profit corporations. No tickers meet the causal chain gate due to the lack of direct or clearly implied mechanisms affecting publicly traded companies.