The Not Invisible Act of 2019 aims to address the crisis of missing, murdered, and trafficked American Indians and Alaska Natives by engaging law enforcement, Tribal leaders, federal partners, and service providers, as well as improving coordination across federal agencies. The bill also mandates the creation of an advisory committee on violent crime within Indian lands and against American Indians and Alaska Natives.

The Not Invisible Act Commission Composed of Tribal leaders, law enforcement, federal partners, service providers, and survivors, the advisory committee will make recommendations to the DOI and Department of Justice (DOJ) on combating violence against American Indians and Alaska Natives. The Commission will develop
recommendations to address this crisis of violence by developing:

● Administrative changes to identify, report, and respond effectively to cases of missing persons, murder, and human trafficking of American Indians within Indian lands.
● Best practices for Tribal, federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to follow in combating violent crime against Indians within Indian lands, including missing persons, murder, and human trafficking.
● Guidance on how to address any gaps in services for Indian victims of violent crime.

https://www.niwrc.org/resources/fact-sheet/not-invisible-act

 

The Commission has developed recommendations through the work of six subcommittees focused on improving intergovernmental coordination and establishing best practices for state, Tribal, and federal law enforcement to bolster resources for survivors and victims' families and combatting the crises of missing persons, murder, and trafficking of American Indian and Alaska Native peoples, as specified under the law.