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S. 2233 115th Congress Senate

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

Official title: A bill to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian country.

Introduced: December 14, 2017 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Child safety and welfareCrime victimsCrimes against childrenCrimes against women
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Dec 14, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dec 14, 2017
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 Latest action December 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over certain crimes. Specifically, the bill extends tribal jurisdiction over:

  • 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 to support exercising jurisdiction and conducting proceedings related to crimes of domestic violence, including the crimes added to tribal jurisdiction by this bill.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6728 Identical bill Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Sep 6, 2018
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Dec 14, 2017
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Dec 14, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2233: Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2233/
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