Tribal and BIA Law Enforcement Capacity & Investigations
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-05-21 — BADGES for Native Communities Act: BADGES for Native Communities Act (introduced) would expand DOJ grants for missing/murdered Indigenous persons cases, provide HHS mental-health resources for tribal and BIA officers, reform Interior background-investigation procedures for BIA law enforcement hires, and direct GAO to study federal evidence-handling practices in Indian Country cases. (novelty: 2)