S 1942 · 115th Congress · Native Americans

Savanna's Act

Introduced 2017-10-05· Sponsored by Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
4
House
5
Enacted
Latest: Held at the desk.(2018-12-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source 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.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

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S. 1942, Savanna’s Act

Nov 29, 2018

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on November 14, 2018

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Cosponsors (17)

14 Democrats3 Republicans