Savanna's Act

Bill: 115-s-1942
Sponsor: Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]
Introduced: 2017-10-05 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Health information and medical records
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Right of privacy
Sex offenses
State and local government operations
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: 

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.

action_date: 2018-12-06
text: 

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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-12-10
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7365-7366; text: CR S7365-7366)
action_date: 2018-12-06
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7365-7366; text: CR S7365-7366)
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 715.
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-411.
action_date: 2018-12-04
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 115-411.
action_date: 2018-11-14
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2017-10-25
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-329.
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6363-6365)
action_date: 2017-10-05
text: Introduced in Senate