S 390 · introduced · significant
BADGES for Native Communities Act
- civil rights
What this bill does
- This bill improves federal coordination on missing and murdered Native Americans by establishing grants and training programs.
- Native American tribes, law enforcement officers, and federal agencies handling missing person cases are affected.
- The bill creates a five-year demonstration program and requires DOJ to fund tribal capacity-building and mental health resources.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would the five-year demonstration program measure success in reducing missing and murdered Native American cases across different regions?
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What specific gaps in current law enforcement coordination between tribal, state, and federal agencies does this bill address?
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Which tribes and communities would benefit most from the capacity-building grants, and how would funding be distributed?
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Sponsor · D-NV
Catherine Cortez Masto
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In Congress
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Senators cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-12-15
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Legislative timeline
2025-12-15 · house · Floor
Held at the desk.
2025-12-15 · house · Floor
Received in the House.
2025-12-15 · senate · Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-12-11 · senate · Floor
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8685; text: CR S8685-8687)
2025-12-11 · Floor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2025-07-31 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
2025-07-31 · senate · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
2025-07-31 · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
2025-03-05 · senate · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-02-04 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-02-04 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate

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