To direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4485| House
| Updated: 1/9/2018
Norma J. Torres
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (26)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Tom Cole (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Savanna's Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the online data entry format for federal databases relevant to cases of missing and murdered Indians to include a new data field for users to input the victim's tribal enrollment information or affiliation. In addition, DOJ must: make standardized law enforcement and justice protocols that serve as guidelines for law enforcement agencies with respect to missing and murdered Indians, develop protocols to investigate those cases that are guided by the standardized protocols, meet certain requirements to consult with Indian tribes, and provide tribes and law enforcement agencies with training and technical assistance relating to the development and implementation of the law enforcement and justice protocols. Federal law enforcement agencies that investigate and prosecute crimes related to missing and murdered Indians must modify their law enforcement and justice protocols to comply with the standardized protocols.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Native Americans
Congressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsViolent crime
To direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing and murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-4485| House
| Updated: 1/9/2018
Savanna's Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the online data entry format for federal databases relevant to cases of missing and murdered Indians to include a new data field for users to input the victim's tribal enrollment information or affiliation. In addition, DOJ must: make standardized law enforcement and justice protocols that serve as guidelines for law enforcement agencies with respect to missing and murdered Indians, develop protocols to investigate those cases that are guided by the standardized protocols, meet certain requirements to consult with Indian tribes, and provide tribes and law enforcement agencies with training and technical assistance relating to the development and implementation of the law enforcement and justice protocols. Federal law enforcement agencies that investigate and prosecute crimes related to missing and murdered Indians must modify their law enforcement and justice protocols to comply with the standardized protocols.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Norma J. Torres
Democratic Representative
California
Cosponsors (26)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Val Butler Demings (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)Tom Cole (Republican)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Don Young (Republican)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Bruce Poliquin (Republican)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (Republican)Ron Kind (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Colleen Hanabusa (Democratic)
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Native Americans
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- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsViolent crime