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S 288 116th Congress Senate 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: January 31, 2019 Introduced by: Smith, Tina Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Jun 19, 2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-67.
Jan 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jan 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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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 June 19, 2019

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-67.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3977 Identical bill Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 31, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 288: Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-288/
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"S. 288: Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-288/.
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S. 288, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-288/.
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