# 119-s-390: BADGES for Native Communities Act

119-s-390, BADGES for Native Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV); status passed_senate (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-390
- Congress: 119
- Title: BADGES for Native Communities Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Bridging agency data gaps and improving safety for Native communities.** This bill would create Tribal facilitators for the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to improve reporting, training, and coordination around missing Indians, unclaimed remains, and unidentified remains. - Families and Tribal governments: Tribal facilitators would coordinate reporting, provide technical assistance, and run outreach so Tribes can track and resolve missing and unidentified persons cases more effectively. - Tribal justice and forensic capacity: The bill enumerates unmet needs for Tribal and Bureau justice systems, including investigators, medical examiners, forensic technicians, evidence storage, and emergency communications to guide planning and resource requests. - BIA law enforcement applicants: The Interior would run a five-year demonstration to carry out background investigations and security-clearance decisions for Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement. The Secretary must report after three years on the program, including costs, processing times, and whether to reauthorize. - Transparency and federal oversight: The Attorney General, through the National Institute of Justice, must publish annual public summaries of Tribal facilitator activities for three years and submit annual reports to specific congressional committees about related activities and staffing.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster hiring and wellness for Tribal police: benefit, low. If enacted, Interior would run a five‑year pilot to handle background checks and security clearances for BIA law enforcement applicants. A clearance granted under the pilot would satisfy other federal agency rules. By year three, the Secretary would report on numbers of checks, costs, savings, proc…
- More help tracking missing Indigenous people: benefit, low. If enacted, the Justice Department would fund grants to help Tribes and partners track and investigate missing people, sexual violence, and death cases. About $1 million a year would be authorized for fiscal years 2026 through 2030. Tribes, Tribal groups, their consortia, and States working in cons…
- More oversight of justice in Indian country: benefit, low. If enacted, the Attorney General would send Congress a yearly report on named DOJ law enforcement agencies and their work under this Act. The Comptroller General would also study how BIA’s Office of Justice Services and the FBI collect and handle evidence in Indian country. The study would look at…
- Updates to Tribal justice system needs: benefit, low. If enacted, the law would expand the official list of unmet Tribal justice needs. It would name staffing for police, courts, victim services, and related roles; repairs to jails; and police and court facilities, including evidence storage. It would also list public safety communications and interne…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-1130: Mining Schools Act of 2025
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-390 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/390)

## Related
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1130: Mining Schools Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1130)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-390 (as of 2026-07-25).