Will ensure BIA officers and Tribal police have access to culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs.

Ensure BIA officers and Tribal police have access to culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs.

Provides culturally appropriate wellness support for BIA officers and Tribal police.

Leger Fernández Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Public Safety in Indian Country Advances in Natural Resources Committee | Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.4-mini

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which was ordered to lie on the table

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A July 2026 Senate amendment included BADGES-style language on BIA and Tribal law enforcement officer counseling resources, but the procedural text shows it was only submitted and ordered to lie on the table, not enacted.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Leger Fernández urged the House to move quickly to pass the legislation into law.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Leger Fernandez's office described a House subcommittee hearing on the BADGES Act and stated she was still urging House passage, indicating the relevant promise remained pending rather than delivered.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Leger Fernández Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Public Safety in Indian Country Advances in Natural Resources Committee | Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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H.R. 1010 (Leger Fernandez), Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Interior's hearing index confirms a May 21, 2026 House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on Leger Fernandez's H.R. 1010, a concrete legislative step but not final delivery.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Hearings and Testimony of the 119th Congress | U.S. Department of the Interior
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Passed the Senate December 11, 2025.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate passed the companion BADGES Act, but Senate passage alone did not enact the mental health and wellness access requirement.

unresolved later_term A for effort

BILLS-119s390es.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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reports favorably thereon without amendment, and recommends that the bill do pass.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate Indian Affairs Committee favorably reported S. 390, which included coordination to make mental health and wellness programs available to BIA and Tribal law enforcement officers; this is legislative effort, not enactment.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Senate Report 119-53 - BRIDGING AGENCY DATA GAPS AND ENSURING SAFETY (BADGES) FOR NATIVE COMMUNITIES ACT
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are locally or regionally available

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Leger Fernandez's H.R. 1010 text contains the promised culturally appropriate mental health and wellness access language for BIA Office of Justice Services and Tribal law enforcement officers, but the introduced bill text itself does not show enactment.

unresolved later_term A for effort

BILLS-119hr1010ih.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%