Not Invisible Act of 2019
Latest action · Oct 10, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-166.
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.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2019
- Passed SenateMar 11, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2020
- Became lawOct 10, 2020
Summary
Not Invisible Act of 2019
This bill increases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians.
Specifically, the Department of the Interior must designate an official within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate prevention efforts, grants, and programs related to missing Indians and the murder and human trafficking of Indians.
In addition, Interior and the Department of Justice (DOJ) must (1) establish a joint commission on violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians, and (2) submit a written response to the recommendations developed by the joint commission.
The joint commission must develop and make publicly available recommendations to Interior and DOJ on actions to combat violent crime against Indians and within Indian lands, including recommendations for identifying, reporting, and responding to instances of missing persons, murder, and human trafficking.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2019 to Nov 19, 2019, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Apr 2, 2019 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Apr 2, 2019 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jul 8, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jul 8, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Sep 12, 2019 | |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Nov 19, 2019 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 10, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-166.
- Oct 10, 2020Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 2020Presented to President.
- Sep 21, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4579-4581)
- Sep 21, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 982.
- Sep 21, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2020Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 21, 2020On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4579-4580)
- Sep 21, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- Mar 12, 2020Held at the desk.
- Mar 12, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 12, 2020Received in the House.
- Mar 11, 2020Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1709-1710; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1709-1710)
- Mar 11, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Feb 11, 2020Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-214.
- Feb 11, 2020Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
- Nov 20, 2019Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 19, 2019Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-67.
- Apr 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 2, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2438 | Not Invisible Act of 2020 | Identical bill | Sep 16, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Crime prevention
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Employee hiring
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Human trafficking
- Indian social and development programs
- Intergovernmental relations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
- Missing persons
- Native Americans
- State and local government operations
- Violent crime
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 11, 2020Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 11, 2020Reported to Senate
- Apr 2, 2019Introduced in Senate
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