S. 290 · 116th Congress
Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Tom Udall
- Introduced
- 2019-01-31
- Latest action
- 2019-06-19 · Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Summary
Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act
This 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 grants to tribal governments for exercising tribal criminal jurisdiction for those crimes through FY2024.