BADGES for Native Communities Act
Latest action · Sep 25, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedSep 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act
This bill modifies policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting and investigation of missing, unidentified, and murdered Native Americans. Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to do the following:
- share information with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) on missing persons and unidentified remains,
- ensure technical assistance and training are provided to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and tribal law enforcement agencies to utilize the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and other national databases,
- establish the Tribal Access Program to enhance the ability of tribal governments to access and enter information into federal criminal information databases,
- establish a grant program for specified entities to implement changes to enhance response to missing person and murder cases of interest to tribes, and
- work with the Indian Health Service and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to ensure resources for mental health wellness programs are available to tribal and BIA law enforcement officers experiencing occupational stress.
The bill expands access to (1) the national crime information database for NamUs, and (2) the NCIC for each tribal justice official.
Finally, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to 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.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 11, 2019 to May 12, 2020; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WA | Dan Newhouse | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Original | Sep 11, 2019 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Greg Gianforte | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 12, 2020 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Sep 25, 2019 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2019 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Sep 17, 2019 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 12, 2019 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Sep 17, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Sep 12, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 11, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and Reform, 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.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 E1301 | Don Young R-AK | Oct 17, 2019 |
| 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 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 145, September 11, 2019, page H7665.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47010 | Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP): Overview of Recent Research, Legislation, and Selected Issues for Congress | Report | Jul 3, 2023 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1853 | BADGES for Native Communities Act | Related bill | Jun 4, 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 require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BADGES for Native Communities Act
- Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
- Employee hiring
- Evidence and witnesses
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Missing persons
- Native Americans
- Personnel records
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 11, 2019Introduced in House
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