BADGES for Native Communities Act

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D Leger FernandezSponsor

9 cosponsors · 8 D, 1 R

D (Gabe) Vasquez AGD Grijalva JC

D Chu

2 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 5, 2025

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: BADGES for Native Communities Act

Also known as: Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act

Latest action (May 21, 2026): Subcommittee Hearings Held

Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 5, 2025

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.