Senate Bill 227
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Savanna's Act
Became Law
Became Public Law 116-165 on Oct 10, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
227
Congress
116
Policy Area
Native Americans
Native Americans
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, in a variety of domestic policy settings. This includes claims, intergovernmental relations, and Indian lands and resources.
checkPassed on March 11, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
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 Indians.
The bill requires DOJ to take the following actions:
- provide training to law enforcement agencies on how to record tribal enrollment for victims in federal databases,
- develop and implement a strategy to notify citizens of the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System,
- conduct specific outreach to Indian tribes regarding the ability to publicly enter information through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or other non-law enforcement sensitive portal,
- develop guidelines for response to cases of missing and murdered Indians,
- provide training and technical assistance to Indian tribes and law enforcement agencies for implementation of the developed guidelines, and
- report statistics on missing and murdered Indians.
Federal law enforcement agencies must modify their guidelines to incorporate the guidelines developed by DOJ.
The FBI shall include gender in its annual statistics on missing and unidentified persons published on its website.
March 11, 2020
January 15, 2020
January 25, 2019
10/10/2020
Became Public Law No: 116-165.
10/10/2020
Signed by President.
09/30/2020
Presented to President.
09/21/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/21/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4573-4574)
09/21/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
09/21/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 227.
09/21/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4573-4576)
09/21/2020
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
03/12/2020
Held at the desk.
03/12/2020
Received in the House.
03/12/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
03/11/2020
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1708-1709; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1708-1709)
03/11/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
01/15/2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
01/15/2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-206.
11/20/2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
06/19/2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
01/25/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
01/25/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 2:47:39 PM