FIND Act

Bill: 116-s-1893
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Introduced: 2019-06-19
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Crime victims

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Drug trafficking and controlled substances

Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

Indian social and development programs

Law enforcement administration and funding

Missing persons

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Finding and Investigating Native Disappearance Act or the FIND Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on ways to increase reporting of missing Native Americans and the effects of substance abuse on violent crime in tribal communities.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1893 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 19, 2019 Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on ways to increase reporting of missing Indians and the effects of substance abuse, including the use of methamphetamine, on violent crime in Tribal communities, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Finding and Investigating Native Disappearance Act or the FIND Act . 2. Study and report on reporting of missing Indians and effects of substance abuse, including the use of methamphetamine (a) Definition of Indian In this section, the term Indian has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 1903 ). (b) Study and report Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study on— (1) ways to increase reporting of missing Indians, including ways to decrease the period of time between the time an Indian goes missing and the time the Indian is reported missing; and (2) the effects of substance abuse, including the use of methamphetamine, on violent crime in Tribal communities, including crime relating to missing Indians.