About the Not Invisible Act Commission
The Not Invisible Act, authored by then-Rep. Deb Haaland, passed into law in October 2020, established the Commission as a cross-jurisdictional advisory committee composed of both federal and non-federal members, including law enforcement, Tribal leaders, federal partners, service providers, family members of missing and murdered individuals, and survivors. U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Haaland and Deputy Attorney General Monaco announced the members of the Commission last year as part of a live event to recognize National MMIP Awareness Day on May 5.
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.
List of Recommendations
The official list of recommendations was released on November 1, 2023. To learn more, download the "Not One More: the Not Invisible Act Commission" Final Report.
DOI and DOJ Response
The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Justice released responses to the Not Invisible Act Commission's recommendations on March 5, 2024. To learn more, download "Section 4(c)(2)(C) Response of the Departments of Justice and the Interior to Not One More: Findings and Recommendations of the Not Invisible Act Commission."
Webpages or Cited Links
- Not Invisible Act Commission Page by the U.S. Department of the Interior
- Priorities: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples Page by the U.S. Department of the Interior
- DOJ Efforts to Address MMIP by the U.S. Department of Justice
- Report to the Congress on Spending, Staffing, and Estimated Funding Costs for Public Safety and Justice Programs in Indian Country, 2018 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
- BROKEN PROMISES: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- A Road Map for Making Native America Safer by the Indian Law & Order Commission
NIWRC Fact Sheets & Infographics
- Not Invisible Act Fact Sheet (Updated 11-23-2023)
