BADGES for Native Communities Act
Sponsored By: Representative Ruben Gallego
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Summary
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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Cosponsors
Cole
OK • R
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Newhouse
WA • R
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Stansbury
NM • D
Sponsored 10/21/2022
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2022
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