Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
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Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to tribal governments acting in partnership with state or local governments for tribal healing to wellness courts. (A tribal healing to wellness court is a drug court that is a component of a tribal justice system and includes substance abuse treatment and may include cultural activities.)
Courts receiving grants must monitor individuals under their jurisdiction and must periodically test each individual for drug use. DOJ may require these courts to increase punitive or treatment responses for an individual who fails a drug test.
Violent offenders may not be under the jurisdiction of these courts unless the court has received a waiver from DOJ.What just happenedApr 27, 2016
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateOct 22, 2015
- Apr 27, 2016Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Indian Affairs Committee - Apr 13, 2016Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-326.
Indian Affairs Committee - Oct 22, 2015IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Indian Affairs Committee - Oct 22, 2015IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate