Savanna's Act
USA115th CongressS-1942| Senate
| Updated: 12/10/2018
Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic Senator
North Dakota
Cosponsors (17)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)
Indian Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6363-6365)
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-329.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-411.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 715.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7365-7366; text: CR S7365-7366)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7365-7366; text: CR S7365-7366)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Native Americans
Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingRight of privacySex offensesState and local government operationsViolent crime
Savanna's Act
USA115th CongressS-1942| Senate
| Updated: 12/10/2018
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6363-6365)
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-329.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-411.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 715.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7365-7366; text: CR S7365-7366)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7365-7366; text: CR S7365-7366)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Received in the House.
Held at the desk.
Heidi Heitkamp
Democratic Senator
North Dakota
Cosponsors (17)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Jon Tester (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)
Indian Affairs Committee
Native Americans
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- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrimes against womenCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal justice information and recordsFederal-Indian relationsGovernment information and archivesHealth information and medical recordsIndian social and development programsIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingRight of privacySex offensesState and local government operationsViolent crime