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HR 8960 117th Congress House Native Americans

BADGES for Native Communities Act

Introduced: October 7, 2022 Introduced by: Gallego, Ruben Democratic · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 23, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 22, 2022
Referred 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.
Sep 22, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians.

Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers experiencing occupational stress.

The Department of the Interior must 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.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4923 Identical bill BADGES for Native Communities Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Lieu, Ted
California · Nov 3, 2022
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 21, 2022
Kildee, Daniel
· Oct 7, 2022
Cartwright, Matt
· Sep 22, 2022
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 22, 2022
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Sep 22, 2022
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Sep 22, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 22, 2022
O'Halleran, Tom
· Sep 22, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8960: BADGES for Native Communities Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8960/
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"H.R. 8960: BADGES for Native Communities Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8960/.
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H.R. 8960, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8960/.
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