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Bill116th CongressFiled May 1, 2019Native Americans
H.R. 2438

Not Invisible Act of 2020

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What it doesSummary reported to house, part i (Sep 16, 2020)

Not Invisible Act of 2020

This bill increases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians.

Specifically, the Department of the Interior must designate an official within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate prevention efforts, grants, and programs related to missing Indians and the murder and human trafficking of Indians.

In addition, Interior and the Department of Justice (DOJ) must (1) establish a joint commission on violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians, and (2) submit a written response to the recommendations developed by the joint commission.

The joint commission must develop and make publicly available recommendations to Interior and DOJ on actions to combat violent crime against Indians and within Indian lands, including recommendations for identifying, reporting, and responding to instances of missing persons, murder, and human trafficking.

What just happenedSep 16, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1](D-NM)Sponsor
60 cosponsors52 D8 R
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  1. Sep 16, 2020CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.

  2. Sep 16, 2020DischargeH12300

    Committee on Natural Resources discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  3. Sep 16, 2020Committee5500

    Committee on Natural Resources discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  4. Sep 16, 2020CommitteeH12200

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-509, Part I.

    Judiciary Committee
  5. Sep 16, 2020Committee5000

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-509, Part I.

    Judiciary Committee
  6. Mar 11, 2020Committee

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Judiciary Committee
  7. Mar 11, 2020Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Judiciary Committee
  8. Mar 10, 2020Committee

    Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.

    Judiciary Committee
  9. May 31, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
  10. May 10, 2019Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

    Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  11. May 1, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

    Judiciary Committee
  12. May 1, 2019IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

    Natural Resources Committee
  13. May 1, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  14. May 1, 2019IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House, Part ISep 16, 20208

Not Invisible Act of 2020

This bill increases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians.

Specifically, the Department of the Interior must designate an official within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate prevention efforts, grants, and programs related to missing Indians and the murder and human trafficking of Indians.

In addition, Interior and the Department of Justice (DOJ) must (1) establish a joint commission on violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians, and (2) submit a written response to the recommendations developed by the joint commission.

The joint commission must develop and make publicly available recommendations to Interior and DOJ on actions to combat violent crime against Indians and within Indian lands, including recommendations for identifying, reporting, and responding to instances of missing persons, murder, and human trafficking.

Introduced in HouseMay 1, 2019

Not Invisible Act of 2019

This bill increases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians.

Specifically, the Department of the Interior must designate an official within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate prevention efforts, grants, and programs related to missing Indians and the murder and human trafficking of Indians.

In addition, Interior and the Department of Justice (DOJ) must (1) establish an advisory committee on violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians, and (2) submit a written response to the recommendations developed by the advisory committee.

The advisory committee must

  • make recommendations to Interior and DOJ on actions to combat violent crime against Indians and within Indian lands, including strategies for identifying, reporting, and responding to instances of missing persons, murder, and human trafficking; and
  • develop best practices for tribes and law enforcement officials in close proximity to Indian lands to follow, including practices to address any gaps in services for Indian victims.
Not Invisible Act of 2020 — Informed