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Not Invisible Act of 2019

11/1/2022, 7:02 PM

Congressional Summary of S 982

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.

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Current Status of Bill S 982

Bill S 982 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 2, 2019. Bill S 982 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on April 2, 2019.  Bill S 982's most recent activity was Became Public Law No: 116-166. as of October 10, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 982

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
8
Democrat Cosponsors
4
Republican Cosponsors
4
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 982

Primary Policy Focus

Native Americans

Potential Impact Areas

- 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

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 982

Not Invisible Act of 2019
Not Invisible Act of 2019
Not Invisible Act of 2019
Not Invisible Act of 2019
A bill to increase intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime within Indian lands and of Indians.
Not Invisible Act of 2019
Not Invisible Act of 2019
Not Invisible Act of 2019

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 982

Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
NevadaDemocrat
Tom Udall
Tom Udall
New MexicoDemocrat
Jon Tester
Jon Tester
MontanaDemocrat
Tina Smith
Tina Smith
MinnesotaDemocrat
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
AlaskaRepublican
Jacky Rosen
Jacky Rosen
NevadaDemocrat

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