S 797 · 111th Congress · Native Americans
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 192.(2009-10-29)
Plain Language Summary
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Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 - Amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to make a variety of changes to increase Native American tribes' law enforcement powers and increase federal powers and responsibilities regarding crimes on Indian land, including: (1) allowing federal officials, with the consent of the tribe, to investigate offenses against tribal criminal laws; (2) providing technical assistance and training to tribal law enforcement officials regarding use of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database; (3) requiring federal and local officials, when they decline to investigate crimes on Indian land, to report to Native officials and requiring such officials, when they decline to prosecute, to turn over evidence to Native officials; (4) establishing in the criminal division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) the Office of Indian Country Crime to develop, enforce, and administer federal criminal laws in Indian country; (5) authorizing, at the request of a tribe, concurrent federal-tribal jurisdiction; (6) authorizing grants to state, tribal, and local governments that enter into cooperative agreements, including agreements relating to mutual aid, hot purs…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 797, Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
Sep 25, 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 10, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 797, Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
Sep 25, 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 10, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
14 Democrats5 Republicans1 Independent