119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 4, 2025
BADGES for Native Communities Act
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Latest action (Dec 15, 2025): Held at the desk.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 4, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8685; text: CR S8685-8687)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 138.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-53.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$1,000,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 761 - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act H.R. 7325 - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act S.390- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R. 1010- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R.9171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Approp…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…456 / H.R. 183); National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act (H.R. 309 / S. 3719); BADGES for Native Communities Act (H.R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Count…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Sep 28, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$1,000,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act Unnumbered House Bill - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act S.390- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R. 1010- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R.4754 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Approp…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Aug 28, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$1,000,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 761 - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act H.R. 7325 - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act S.390- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R. 1010- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R.9171 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Approp…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…456 / H.R. 183); National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act (H.R. 309 / S. 3719); BADGES for Native Communities Act (H.R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Count…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA · lobbying firm or registrant: STEPTOE LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…456 / H.R. 183); National Law Enforcement Remembrance, Support, and Community Outreach Act (H.R. 309 / S. 3719); BADGES for Native Communities Act (H.R. 1010 / S. 390); Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022); Next Generation 9-1-1 Act (H.R. 6505); Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025 (H.R. 6651); Count…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 4, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$1,000,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act Unnumbered House Bill - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act S.390- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R. 1010- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R.4754 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Approp…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 22, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$1,000,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act Unnumbered House Bill - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act S.390- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R. 1010- BADGES for Native Communities Act S.1915- Remove the Stain Act H.R.4754 - Department of the Interior, Environment…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 18, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$1,000,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act Unnumbered House Bill - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act S.390- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R. 1010- BADGES for Native Communities Act S.1915- Remove the Stain Act Unnumbered House Bill- Interior, Environment, and…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$410,000
Spent on own lobbying
S.390, Badges for Native American Communities Act, Entirety Haskell Indian Nations University Improvement Act, Entirety Native American Voting Rights Act, Entirety S…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION · lobbying firm or registrant: FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 17, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$1,000,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act Unnumbered House Bill - Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act S.390- BADGES for Native Communities Act H.R. 1010- BADGES for Native Communities Act Unnumbered Senate Bill- Remove the Stain Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing