S. 982: Not Invisible Act of 2019
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S. 982: Not Invisible Act of 2019
116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-02 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-166.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-166. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Not Invisible Act of 2019
Plain summary
Not Invisible Act of 2019 This bill increases the coordination of efforts to reduce violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians. Specifically, the Department of the Interior must designate an official within the Bureau of Indian Affairs to coordinate prevention efforts, grants, and programs related to missing Indians and the murder and human trafficking of Indians. In addition, Interior and the Department of Justice (DOJ) must (1) establish a joint commission on violent crime within Indian lands and against Indians, and (2) submit a written response to the recommendations developed by the joint commission. The joint commission must develop and make publicly available recommendations to Interior and DOJ on actions to combat violent crime against Indians and within Indian lands, including recommendations for identifying, reporting, and responding to instances of missing persons, murder, and human trafficking.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · 8 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 982, Not Invisible Act of 2019 (2020-02-03)
Cosponsors on this site
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Tina Smith (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Steve Daines (R-MT), Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s982.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>
Record fed-us-cong116-s982 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116