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HR 3091 117th Congress House Native Americans

Cherokee Nation and Chickasaw Nation Criminal Jurisdiction Compacting Act of 2021

Introduced: May 11, 2021 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jun 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
May 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 11, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cherokee Nation and Chickasaw Nation Criminal Jurisdiction Compacting Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the Cherokee Nation and the Chickasaw Nation to each enter into intergovernmental compacts with Oklahoma for the state to exercise its criminal jurisdiction within Indian country.

The bill outlines the requirements for such compacts, including that they must define the categories of criminal offenders or offenses within the reservation over which Oklahoma may exercise its jurisdiction.

The Department of Justice must, upon the request of a nation, consult with and provide technical assistance for developing or implementing a compact.

A nation may require an offender who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than six months to serve such a sentence in the nearest appropriate federal facility.

The Department of the Interior must publish a compact that it receives from a nation. Interior must also report on the development and implementation of compacts and make recommendations to support and enhance the criminal justice system of each nation.

What's happening now November 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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