Savanna’s Act

Bill: 116-hr-2733
Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]
Introduced: 2019-05-14 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses
Congressional oversight
Crime victims
Crimes against women
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Federal-Indian relations
Government information and archives
Indian social and development programs
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Law enforcement officers
Missing persons
Right of privacy
Sex offenses
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2019-05-14
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 Native Americans. 
 
The bill requires DOJ to take the following actions:
 
 
provide training to law enforcement agencies on how to record tribal enrollment for victims in federal databases,
 
develop and implement a strategy to notify the public of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System,
 
conduct specific outreach to tribes regarding the ability to publicly enter information through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or other non-law enforcement sensitive portal,
 
develop regionally appropriate guidelines for response to cases of missing and murdered Native Americans,
 
provide training and technical assistance to tribes and law enforcement agencies for implementation of the developed guidelines, and
 
report statistics on missing and murdered Native Americans. 
 
 
The bill authorizes DOJ to provide grants for the purposes of (1) developing and implementing policies and protocols for law enforcement regarding cases of missing and murdered Native Americans, and (2) compiling and reporting data relating to missing and murdered Native Americans.
 
Federal law enforcement agencies must modify their guidelines to incorporate the guidelines developed by DOJ.
 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall include gender in its annual statistics on missing and unidentified persons published on its website.

action_date: 2020-09-16
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 or murdered Native Americans. 
 
The bill requires DOJ to
 
 
provide training to law enforcement agencies on how to record tribal enrollment for victims in federal databases;
 
develop and implement a strategy to educate the public on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System;
 
conduct specific outreach to tribes, tribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations regarding the ability to publicly enter information through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or other non-law enforcement sensitive portal;
 
develop regionally appropriate guidelines for response to cases of missing or murdered Native Americans;
 
provide training and technical assistance to tribes and law enforcement agencies for implementation of the developed guidelines; and
 
report statistics on missing or murdered Native Americans. 
 
 
Tribes may submit their own guidelines to DOJ that respond to cases of missing or murdered Native Americans.
 
Additionally, the bill authorizes DOJ to provide grants for the purposes of (1) developing and implementing policies and protocols for law enforcement regarding cases of missing or murdered Native Americans, and (2) compiling and annually reporting data relating to missing or murdered Native Americans.
 
Federal law enforcement agencies must modify their guidelines to incorporate the guidelines developed by DOJ. 
 
Finally, the Federal Bureau of Investigation must include gender in its annual statistics on missing and unidentified persons published on its website.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-508, Part I.
action_date: 2020-09-16
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-508, Part I.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
action_date: 2019-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2019-06-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: 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.
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2019-05-14
text: Introduced in House