BADGES for Native Communities Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-02-04
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “BADGES for Native Communities Act” Read the full text
Native Americans
What it does
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
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-02-04
In the Senate.
Passed the Senate · 2025-12-11
House floor vote · next
Official documents
Full bill textread it on this site, version es (Engrossed in Senate), as published by GovInfo
officialCongressional Budget Office cost estimatewhat it would cost, by the nonpartisan CBO
officialThe on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
4
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATIONvia FRIENDS COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL LEGISLATION
12 filingsAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSvia AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
2 filingsPEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIAvia STEPTOE LLP
2 filingsFrom 16 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Held at the desk. (2025-12-15).