S 1763 · 112th Congress · Native Americans

SAVE Native Women Act

Introduced 2011-10-31· Sponsored by Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 579.(2012-12-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act or the SAVE Native Women Act - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to include sex trafficking as a target of the grants to Indian tribal governments to combat violent crime against Indian women. Allows those grants to be used to: (1) address the needs of youth who are victims of, or exposed to, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking; and (2) develop and promote best practices for responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. Allows tribal coalition grants to be used to develop and promote legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against Indian women. Requires the Attorney General to award such grants annually to: (1) each tribal coalition that meets certain criteria under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA), is recognized by the Office on Violence Against Women, and serves Indian tribes; and (2) organizations that propose to incorporate and operate a tribal coalition in areas where Indian tribes are located but no tribal coalition exists. Amends the Violence A…

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S. 1763, Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act.

May 12, 2012

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on December 8, 2011

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Cosponsors (14)

11 Democrats2 Republicans1 Independent