Contact Congress about H.R. 1010: BADGES for Native Communities Act
Native communities would get more help tracking missing people, violent cases, and unidentified remains. The bill adds tribal support staff, reports, grants, studies, and officer wellness programs.
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BADGES for Native Communities Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Latest action on H.R. 1010: Subcommittee Hearings Held
Who this affects: This bill mainly affects Native communities, tribal governments, and families dealing with missing people, violent crimes, deaths, or unidentified remains. It also affects tribal police, Bureau of Indian Affairs officers, Department of Justice staff, the FBI, the Department of Health and Human Services, states that work with tribes, and groups that may apply for grants.
Why this matters: Native communities have long raised concerns that missing-persons and violent-crime cases are not always tracked or handled well. This bill would try to close those gaps with better data, more coordination, and clearer reports on what agencies still need. Its real effect would depend on future funding, agency follow-through, and cooperation among tribal, federal, state, and local governments.
Key provisions in H.R. 1010
- Creates one or more tribal facilitator jobs in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. These workers would help tribes and related groups report and track cases.
- The Attorney General must report to Congress each year for three years on the tribal facilitators' work. The Attorney General must also post public updates online.
- Adds more detail to an existing Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement report. The report must list unmet needs for staff, buildings, infrastructure, technology, and evidence storage and processing at tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs justice agencies.
- The Department of Justice must report each year on employees who work on Indian Country criminal cases. The report must cover staffing levels, time spent on those cases, turnover, experience, open jobs, and needed skills.
- The Government Accountability Office must review unmet staffing needs for Department of Justice Indian Country investigations and prosecutions. It must also report better ways for the department to measure those needs.
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Questions people ask about H.R. 1010
- What is H.R. 1010?
- Native communities would get more help tracking missing people, violent cases, and unidentified remains. The bill adds tribal support staff, reports, grants, studies, and officer wellness programs.
- How do I support or oppose H.R. 1010?
- Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
- Who should I contact about H.R. 1010?
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