Savanna's Act
Latest action. Held at the desk.
Savanna's Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Indians.
Among other things, DOJ must:
provide training to law enforcement agencies on how to record tribal enrollment for victims in federal databases,
conduct outreach to Indian tribes regarding the ability to enter information through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or other public portal,
develop guidelines for responding to cases of missing and murdered Indians, and
report statistics on missing and murdered Indians.
Federal law enforcement agencies must modify their guidelines to incorporate the guidelines developed by DOJ.
The FBI must include gender in its annual statistics on missing and unidentified persons published on its website.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate amended" stage on December 6, 2018. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
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Who is behind it?
Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) introduced it on October 5, 2017, and 17 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 14 Democrats, 3 Republicans.
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How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on October 5, 2017, 3262 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 2831 days ago, on December 10, 2018.
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Vote history
- SenateHeld at the desk.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action