Us Congress 2025-2026 Regular Session

Us Congress Senate Bill SB390

Introduced
2/4/25  
Refer
2/4/25  

Caption

Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities ActThis 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.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, response times, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.

Congress_id

119-S-390

Policy_area

Native Americans

Introduced_date

2025-02-04

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

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