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HJ 1 Montana House · 2025 Regular Session

Resolution urging Congress to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country

House Joint Resolution 1 (HJ 1) is a resolution from the Montana Legislature urging the United States Congress to fully fund public safety and law enforcement agencies and programs within Montana's Indian reservations. It also calls on the U.S. Department of Justice to collaborate with the Department of the Interior and consult with tribal governments to improve the administration and funding of tribal justice systems, including courts and victim services. The resolution further invites Montana's tribal governments and requests the Governor to send supporting communications to Congress, which the Montana Secretary of State will then compile and forward.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesBill explicitly urges full federal funding for law enforcement and tribal justice systems, directly advocating for increased government spending on essential public safety programs.95% confidence ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill explicitly urges full funding for tribal law enforcement and justice systems (courts, victim services), directly strengthening criminal justice infrastructure per resolution language.95% confidence
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Governor
Introduced Dec 12, 2024 Last action May 6, 2025
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HJ0001_X(3).pdf → HJ0001_X(4).pdf · 1 edit
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Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2025 · House Jan 21, 2025

How they voted

47–3
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2025
D Democratic18
18 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican32
29 Yea 3 Nay
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
9
Committee
7
May 6, 2025
Introduced
(H) Filed with Secretary of State
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Signed by President
upper
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Signed by Speaker
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-3)
senate
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Report - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Mar 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
(S) Committee Executive Action - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Committee
(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Energy, Technology & Federal Relations
upper
Jan 21, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (94-5-1)
house
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Report - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
(H) Committee Executive Action - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Dec 31, 2024
Committee
(H) Referred to Committee - (H) Energy, Technology and Federal Relations
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Introduced
(H) Introduced
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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