About the bill
Native American rates of murder, rape, and violent crime are all higher than the national averages. The Not Invisible Act creates a new position within the Interior Department dealing specifically with murder, trafficking, and missing Native Americans, and forms a new joint advisory committee between the Interior and Justice Departments on those issues.
“Every woman deserves to feel safe, but women in Native communities are going missing without a trace,” Rep. Haaland said in a press release. “The congressional members of federally recognized tribes are stepping up for our communities by working to set up an advisory board that is specifically focused on finding solutions to address this silent crisis,” referring to the bill being cosponsored by Native American Reps. Tom Cole (R-OK4), Sharice Davids (D-KS3), and Markwayne …
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was enacted as:
60 Cosponsors (52 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Newhouse Leads Call to House Leadership: Pass Bipartisan MMIW Legislation Before August Recess”
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Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA4]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jul 17, 2020
“Mullin Remains Committed to Addressing Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women”
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
(Co-sponsor)
on May 5, 2020
History
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May 1, 2019
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Introduced
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Mar 11, 2020
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Ordered Reported
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Mar 11, 2020
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Passed Senate (House next)
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Sep 16, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on the Judiciary
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Sep 21, 2020
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Passed House
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Oct 10, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 982 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 2438 (116th). |
H.R. 2438 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 2438. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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