HR 2740 · 117th Congress · Native Americans

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

Introduced 2021-04-21· Sponsored by Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
3
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.(2021-06-15)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (2)

2 Republicans