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S 390 ยท BADGES for Native Communities Act

Held at the desk.

Introduced
Feb 4, 2025
Latest action
Dec 15, 2025
Sponsor
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]
Policy area
Native Americans
Cosponsors
3

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. 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.

Recent actions

  1. Dec 15, 2025 Held at the desk.
  2. Dec 15, 2025 Received in the House.
  3. Dec 15, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Dec 11, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8685; text: CR S8685-8687)
  5. Dec 11, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jul 31, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
  7. Jul 31, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
  8. Jul 31, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.

Votes

No recorded votes are available for this bill.

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