HR-2029 : Still Just a Bill

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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2019-05-15CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.House committee actions
2019-04-23CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.House committee actions
2019-04-02IntroReferralReferred 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.House floor actions
2019-04-02IntroReferralReferred 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.House floor actions
2019-04-02IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

Policy Area :

Native Americans
See 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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