---
title: "BADGES for Native Communities Act"
identifier: "117-HR-8960"
congress: 117
bill_number: 8960
bill_type: "HR"
version_code: "ih"
version_type: "Introduced in House"
bill_url: "https://chamberzero.com/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960"
source: "https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8960"
site: "Chamber Zero"
site_url: "https://chamberzero.com"
rendered_at: "2026-06-04T00:49:18.282Z"
---
## SEC. 1 Short title; table of contents.

[Read Section 1 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/1-section-one.md)

## SEC. 2 Definitions.

[Read Section 2 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/2.md)

# TITLE I — Bridging agency data gaps

## SEC. 101 National Missing and Unidentified Persons System Tribal facilitator.

[Read Section 101 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/TI-101.md)

## SEC. 102 Report on Indian country law enforcement personnel resources and need.

[Read Section 102 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/TI-102.md)

# TITLE II — Ensuring safety for Native communities

## SEC. 201 Demonstration program on Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement employment background checks.

[Read Section 201 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/TII-201.md)

## SEC. 202 Missing and murdered response coordination grant program.

[Read Section 202 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/TII-202.md)

## SEC. 203 GAO study on Federal law enforcement agency evidence collection, handling, and processing.

[Read Section 203 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/TII-203.md)

## SEC. 204 Bureau of Indian Affairs and Tribal law enforcement officer counseling resources interdepartmental coordination.

[Read Section 204 →](/congresses/117/bills/hr/8960/sections/TII-204.md)