Savanna’s Act
Latest action · Sep 16, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Savanna's Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing or murdered Native Americans.
The bill requires DOJ to
- provide training to law enforcement agencies on how to record tribal enrollment for victims in federal databases;
- develop and implement a strategy to educate the public on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System;
- conduct specific outreach to tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations regarding the ability to publicly enter information through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or other non-law enforcement sensitive portal;
- develop regionally appropriate guidelines for response to cases of missing or murdered Native Americans;
- provide training and technical assistance to tribes and law enforcement agencies for implementation of the developed guidelines; and
- report statistics on missing or murdered Native Americans.
Tribes may submit their own guidelines to DOJ that respond to cases of missing or murdered Native Americans.
Additionally, the bill authorizes DOJ to provide grants for the purposes of (1) developing and implementing policies and protocols for law enforcement regarding cases of missing or murdered Native Americans, and (2) compiling and annually reporting data relating to missing or murdered Native Americans.
Federal law enforcement agencies must modify their guidelines to incorporate the guidelines developed by DOJ.
Finally, the Federal Bureau of Investigation must include gender in its annual statistics on missing and unidentified persons published on its website.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2019 to Sep 15, 2020; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| R-ND | Kelly Armstrong | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | May 14, 2019 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jun 24, 2019 | |
| R-AS | Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Chris Stewart | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Dusty Johnson | Jun 27, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Xochitl Torres Small | Jul 11, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 16, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Jul 24, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Russ Fulcher | Nov 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Dec 10, 2019 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Dec 16, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Feb 5, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 25, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Mar 13, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jun 11, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Jun 15, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Jul 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Jul 13, 2020 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Aug 11, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Sep 15, 2020 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred May 14, 2019Markup Mar 11, 2020Reported Sep 16, 2020 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 26, 2019Discharged Mar 10, 2020 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred May 14, 2019Discharged Sep 16, 2020 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 3, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-508, Part I.
- Sep 16, 2020Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
- Sep 16, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
- Mar 11, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 11, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E427 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | May 5, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H152 | Pete Stauber R-MN | Jan 10, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8178–H8184 | Dan Newhouse R-WA, Don Bacon R-NE, Dusty Johnson R-SD, Greg Gianforte R-MT, Kelly Armstrong R-ND, Norma J. Torres D-CA, Xochitl Torres Small D-NM | Oct 16, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4921 | Dan Newhouse R-WA | Jun 20, 2019 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E584 | Suzanne Bonamici D-OR | May 14, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 23, 2020H.R. 2733, Savanna's ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 11, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 80, May 14, 2019, page H3791.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 116-67 | S. 227, S. 288, S. 290, S. 982, AND S. 185394 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Jun 19, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 227 | Savanna's Act | Related bill | Oct 10, 2020 |
| S 2920 | Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019 | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Savanna’s Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Savanna’s Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Missing persons
- Native Americans
- Right of privacy
- Sex offenses
- Violent crime
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 16, 2020Reported in House
- May 14, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
