S. 465 · 118th Congress

BADGES for Native Communities Act

Introduced on Feb 16, 2023 by Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV). 2 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 17, 2024): Held at the desk.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Feb 16, 2023
Cosponsors
2
2 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Missing persons
  • Personnel records

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVSponsor

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Feb 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 16, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  3. May 1, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-406.
  4. Sep 25, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  5. Nov 18, 2024Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-244.
  6. Nov 18, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-244.
  7. Nov 18, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.
  8. Dec 16, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Dec 16, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7054-7056; text: CR S7054-7056)
  10. Dec 17, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseReceived in the House.
  12. Dec 17, 2024 · HouseHeld at the desk.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE3 reports
    $69.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION$161.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  2. American Federation of Teachers2 reports
    $670K reported (all issues)
  3. Amnesty International of the USA, Inc.1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.