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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1892
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 19, 2019Mr. Daines introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To require tribal liaisons to submit to Congress reports on missing and murdered Indians.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tribal Reporting and Accountability to Congress Act or the TRAC Act.
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Report on missing and murdered Indians
Section 13 of the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act (25 U.S.C. 2810) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(e)
Report on missing and murdered Indians
Each tribal liaison appointed under this section shall submit to Congress an annual report that includes, with respect to the district—
(1) the number of open missing Indians cases;
(2) the number of open murdered Indians cases;
(3) the number of missing and murdered Indians cases resolved;
(4) the number of missing and murdered Indians cases reported each year;
(5) the number of missing and murdered Indians cold cases;
(6) the number of individuals the Department of Justice has actively working on missing and murdered Indians cases;
(7) the number of cases referred to the Department of Justice for prosecution from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal law enforcement agencies; and
(8) the number cases declined to be prosecuted by the Department of Justice and the reasons why each case was not prosecuted.
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