117-hr-8960117th Congress

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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