118th Congress Native Americans
H.R. 1292: BADGES for Native Communities Act
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Summary
This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians.
Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers experiencing occupational stress.
The Department of the Interior must establish a five-year demonstration program for the purpose of conducting or adjudicating personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions in the BIA.
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The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Sharice Davids D-KSOriginal
- Dan Newhouse R-WAOriginal
- Tom Cole R-OK
- Derek Kilmer D-WA
- Marcus Molinaro R-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Ruben Gallego SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Ruben Gallego.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Accountability, 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.