HR 2740 United States House · 117th Congress

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2021

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Introduced Apr 21, 2021 Last action Jun 15, 2021

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Committee

Jun 15, 2021

Committee

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

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Apr 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Committee

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.

lower

Apr 21, 2021

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Introduced in House

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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors