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HOUSE 2029116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Studying the Missing and Murdered Indian Crisis Act of 2019

Last Action
5/15/2019

Actions

  • 2019-05-15Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • 2019-04-23Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  • 2019-04-02Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2019-04-02Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  • 2019-04-02Introduced in House
  • 2019-04-02Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2019-04-02 (00)

Studying the Missing and Murdered Indian Crisis Act of 2019

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Native Americans and to make recommendations on how to improve the utilized databases and notification systems.

Cosponsors (7)

  • Debra Haaland (D-NM)
  • Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
  • Tom Cole (R-OK)
  • Paul Cook (R-CA)
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS)
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR)
  • Ben Luján (D-NM)

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Crimes against children
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Genetics
  • Government information and archives
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Missing persons
  • Violent crime
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