# 119-hr-1010: BADGES for Native Communities Act

119-hr-1010, BADGES for Native Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1010
- Congress: 119
- Title: BADGES for Native Communities Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Strengthen data sharing and coordination for missing, unidentified, and death investigations affecting American Indian communities.** It would create National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NMUS) Tribal facilitators, a Department of Justice grant program, a Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) background-check demonstration, GAO studies, and counseling and training for law enforcement serving Tribes. - Families and Tribal communities: Better tracking and public reporting for missing persons, unclaimed remains, and unidentified remains through NMUS facilitators and funded regional centers to improve case resolution and notifications. - Tribal and BIA law enforcement officers: A 5-year pilot would centralize or adjudicate BIA law enforcement background checks and expand culturally appropriate mental health and counseling resources and training for officers. - Federal, state, and local agencies: DOJ must report annually on staffing and capacity for Indian country work and the Comptroller General will study evidence collection and processing; grants require data-sharing agreements and authorize $1.0 million per year for 2026–2030. *This bill would authorize $1.0 million per year for grants from 2026 through 2030, totaling $5.0 million in authorized grants and increasing federal spending by at least that amount.*

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2025-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2026-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tribal coordinators for missing people: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would appoint one or more Tribal facilitators for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The facilitators would help Tribes report and track missing people and unclaimed or unidentified remains. They would give training and technical help to Tribes, c…
- Faster BIA law enforcement background checks: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would run a five-year demonstration to do or decide background checks and security clearances for Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement applicants. The program could make agreements with States, Tribes, or local governments to get records faster. A security clearance gr…
- More wellness and training for Tribal officers: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS and the Attorney General would work with the BIA to make federal training materials and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs available to BIA and Tribal law enforcement officers. The agencies would also determine whether those officers are eligible for Federal…
- Grants to track missing and murdered cases: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of Justice would run a grant program to help Tribes, tribal groups, and some States work with Tribes to document and track missing or murdered Indigenous person cases. Grants could fund statewide or regional centers, commissions, data entry into national systems, and rapi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1010 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1010)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1010 (as of 2026-09-21).