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HR 3977 116th Congress House Native Americans Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Domestic violence and child abuse Human trafficking Indian social and development programs Jurisdiction and venue Sex offenses

Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

Introduced: September 23, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 15, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
Dec 15, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-648.
Dec 5, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 7.
Dec 5, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 5, 2019
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
Aug 14, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

This bill expands Native American tribal criminal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct. The bill also authorizes a tribe to exercise jurisdiction over a non-Native American defendant regardless of whether the defendant resides on the tribe's lands, is employed on the tribe's lands, or is a spouse, dating partner, or intimate partner of a Native American who resides on the tribe's lands.

What's happening now December 15, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.

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 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8 Republican 2
Perlmutter, Ed
· Sep 23, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 20, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · Nov 12, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Nov 8, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Oct 11, 2019
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 11, 2019
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 25, 2019
Cook, Paul
· Jul 25, 2019
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Jul 25, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 25, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3977: Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3977/
MLA
"H.R. 3977: Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3977/.
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H.R. 3977, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3977/.
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