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House bill · H.R. 1010 (119th Congress)

BADGES for Native Communities Act

U.S. House of Representatives

Latest action May 21, 2026

Sponsor: Teresa Leger Fernandez (U.S. Representative, NM-3, Democratic)

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Summary

Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians. Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers. The Department of the Interior must establish a five-year demonstration program for the purpose of conducting or adjudicating personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions in the BIA. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, response times, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies.

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Where it stands

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  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Up for a vote
  4. Passed one chamber
  5. Passed
  6. Enacted

Committee

House Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary · U.S. Senate.

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Cosponsors

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  • Democratic6
  • Republican1

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Full history

  1. May 21, 2026

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  2. May 21, 2026

    In committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

    U.S. House

  3. May 21, 2026

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  4. May 21, 2026

    Hearing held

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  5. May 12, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

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  1. May 12, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

  2. May 12, 2026

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

  3. Feb 5, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    U.S. House of Representatives

  4. Feb 5, 2025

    Introduced

    Introduced in U.S. House

    U.S. House

  5. Feb 5, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  6. Feb 5, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

  7. Feb 5, 2025

    Referred to committee

    Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Natural Resources, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

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