Savanna's Act
This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Native Americans.
The bill requires DOJ to take the following actions:
The bill authorizes DOJ to provide grants for the purposes of (1) developing and implementing policies and protocols for law enforcement regarding cases of missing and murdered Native Americans, and (2) compiling and reporting data relating to missing and murdered Native Americans.
Federal law enforcement agencies must modify their guidelines to incorporate the guidelines developed by DOJ.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall include gender in its annual statistics on missing and unidentified persons published on its website.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-16 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 408. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-16 | Discharge | Committee on Natural Resources discharged. | House floor actions |
| 2020-09-16 | Committee | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-508, Part I. | House floor actions |
| 2020-03-11 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-11 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2020-03-10 | Committee | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged. | House committee actions |
| 2019-06-26 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House committee actions |
| 2019-06-03 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House committee actions |
| 2019-05-14 | IntroReferral | Referred 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 |
| 2019-05-14 | IntroReferral | Referred 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 |
| 2019-05-14 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |