Not Invisible Act of 2019

11/1/2022, 7:02 PM

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 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.

Congress
116

Number
S - 982

Introduced on
2019-04-02

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

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 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.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA bill to increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians.

Policy Areas
Native Americans

Potential Impact
Advisory bodies•
Congressional oversight•
Crime prevention•
Crime victims•
Crimes against children•
Crimes against women•
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation•
Criminal justice information and records•
Department of Justice•
Department of the Interior•
Employee hiring•
Executive agency funding and structure•
Federal-Indian relations•
Government information and archives•
Human trafficking•
Indian social and development programs•
Intergovernmental relations•
Law enforcement administration and funding•
Law enforcement officers•
Missing persons•
State and local government operations•
Violent crime

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Latest Summary11/10/2020

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 th...


Latest Action10/10/2020
Became Public Law No: 116-166.