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H.R. 2740

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over certain crimes.

Specifically, the bill extends tribal jurisdiction over the following crimes:

  • violence committed against a child by a caregiver;
  • violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arresting, or prosecuting a person for domestic violence, dating violence, or child violence;
  • attempted dating violence or domestic violence; or
  • threatened dating violence or domestic violence.

In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 grants to tribal governments for exercising tribal criminal jurisdiction for those crimes.

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1](D-AZ)Sponsor
2 cosponsors2 R
2cosponsors3committees7actions11subjects
  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

    Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  2. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Health Subcommittee
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    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Energy and Commerce Committee
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    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Education and the Workforce Committee
  5. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act — Informed