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US SB390

Bill

Status

Engrossed

12/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Catherine Cortez Masto

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Attorney General must appoint Tribal facilitators for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to coordinate reporting, provide technical assistance, and improve tracking of missing persons cases, unclaimed remains, and unidentified remains involving Indians or found on Indian land

  • Department of Justice must submit annual reports to Congress detailing staffing levels, turnover rates, vacant positions, and unmet needs for personnel assigned to criminal investigations and prosecutions in Indian country

  • Secretary of Interior must establish a 5-year demonstration program allowing the Bureau of Indian Affairs to conduct its own background investigations and security clearance determinations for law enforcement applicants to expedite hiring

  • Grant program authorizing $1,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2026-2030 for Indian Tribes, States, and Tribal organizations to establish centers tracking missing persons cases, sexual violence cases, and death investigations involving Indians

  • GAO must conduct studies on unmet DOJ staffing needs for Indian country work and on evidence collection, handling, and processing barriers faced by federal, Tribal, State, and local law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction over crimes in Indian country

Legislative Description

BADGES for Native Communities Act Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act

Native Americans

Last Action

Held at the desk.

12/15/2025

Committee Referrals

Indian Affairs2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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