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H.R. 2733 116th Congress House

Savanna’s Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: May 14, 2019 Introduced by: Norma J. Torres Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 16, 2020
Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
Sep 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
Sep 16, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-508, Part I.
Mar 11, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 11, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 10, 2020
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Jun 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 14, 2019
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
May 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 16, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 60
All 60 Democratic 22 Republican 10
D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Sep 15, 2020
COOPER, JAMES
· Sep 1, 2020
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · Sep 1, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Aug 11, 2020
KIND, RON
· Jul 29, 2020
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Jul 13, 2020
Levin, Andy
· Jul 13, 2020
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 11, 2020
Trone, David
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 13, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 13, 2020
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Mar 13, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 26, 2020
 D
Crow, Jason
Colorado · Feb 25, 2020
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Feb 25, 2020
Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie
· Feb 25, 2020
Heck, Denny
· Feb 6, 2020
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 5, 2020
Payne, Donald
· Jan 29, 2020
 R
Stauber, Pete
Minnesota · Dec 16, 2019
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Dec 10, 2019
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Nov 20, 2019
Cox, TJ
· Nov 18, 2019
 R
Fulcher, Russ
Idaho · Nov 14, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Nov 13, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Oct 11, 2019
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Sep 10, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 6, 2019
O'Halleran, Tom
· Jul 24, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jul 17, 2019
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 16, 2019
Torres Small, Xochitl
· Jul 11, 2019
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jun 27, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jun 27, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· Jun 27, 2019
Kilmer, Derek
· Jun 24, 2019
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Jun 24, 2019
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 4, 2019
McNerney, Jerry
· May 15, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· May 14, 2019
Bass, Karen
· May 14, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 14, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 14, 2019
Cook, Paul
· May 14, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · May 14, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 14, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 14, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· May 14, 2019
Haaland, Debra
· May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2733: Savanna’s Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2733/
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