Bill · S. 390· Senate(119-S-390)
BADGES for Native Communities Act
- Introduced
- 2/4/2025
- Last activity
- 12/15/2025 — Held at the desk.
- Sponsored by
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 2
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Awaiting House
What this bill would do
The "Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act" aims to improve how Federal law enforcement reports on missing or murdered Indians. It establishes Tribal facilitators to coordinate information and tracking within the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. The bill mandates reports on staffing and resource needs for law enforcement in Indian country. It also creates a demonstration program for Bureau of Indian Affairs background checks and a grant program for response coordination. Additionally, the Act directs GAO studies on evidence processing and mandates coordination for law enforcement officer wellness.
Yes· 3 of 9
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+8
The bill improves the tracking of missing persons, increases law enforcement resources, and funds regional response coordination for Indian Tribes.
Does this make mental health care easier to get?+2
The act directs coordination to make culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs available to law enforcement officers.
Would Black Americans be better off under this?+1
The bill does not explicitly target African Americans.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Case Tracking: The appointment of Tribal facilitators will help coordinate the reporting, documentation, and tracking of missing persons, unclaimed remains, and unidentified remains cases of interest to Indian Tribes (Sec. 101(b)).
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Increased Transparency and Information: The Attorney General is required to publish annual reports on the activities and accomplishments of Tribal facilitators on a public website (Sec. 101(c)(2)).
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Addressing Resource Gaps: The bill requires reports on unmet staffing needs, infrastructure needs, and equipment needs for Tribal and Bureau justice agencies (Sec. 102(a)).
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Streamlined Employment Processes: A demonstration program for Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement background investigations may expedite the process of receiving security clearances (Sec. 201(a)).
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Support for Investigative Coordination: A grant program is established to help entities establish regional centers to document cases and improve coordination between different law enforcement agencies (Sec. 202(c)).
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Mental Health and Wellness Support: The Act directs coordination to ensure that culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to law enforcement officers (Sec. 204(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+8Good For African Americans+1Good For Asian Americans+1Good For Hispanic Americans+1Good For White Americans+1
- Healthcare
- Improves Mental Health Access+2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Fiscal Responsibility+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- 12/15/2025
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 12/11/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8685; text: CR S8685-8687)
- 7/31/2025
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
- 3/5/2025
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2/4/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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