US Congress Senate Bill 982 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on October 10 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-10-10 - Became Public Law No: 116-166. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Increases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians. Specifically, the Department of the Interior must designate an official within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate prevention efforts, grants, and programs related to missing Indians and the murder and human trafficking of Indians. In addition, Interior and the Department of Justice (DOJ) must (1) establish a joint commission on violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians, and (2) submit a written response to the recommendations developed by the joint commission. The joint commission must develop and make publicly available recommendations to Interior and DOJ on actions to combat violent crime against Indians and within Indian lands, including recommendations for identifying, reporting, and responding to instances of missing persons, murder, and human trafficking.

Not Invisible Act of 2019

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN]
Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-10-10	Senate	Became Public Law No: 116-166. (TXT | PDF)
2020-10-10	Senate	Signed by President.
2020-09-30	Senate	Presented to President.
2020-09-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-09-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4579-4580)
2020-09-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 982.
2020-09-21	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4579-4581)
2020-09-21	House	Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2020-03-12	House	Held at the desk.
2020-03-12	House	Received in the House.
2020-03-12	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-03-11	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1709-1710; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1709-1710)
2020-02-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 417.
2020-02-11	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-214.
2019-11-20	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2019-06-19	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
2019-04-02	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

HB2438 (Same As) 2020-09-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/982/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s982/BILLS-116s982is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s982/BILLS-116s982rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s982/BILLS-116s982es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s982/BILLS-116s982enr.pdf