US SB288 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-19 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-19 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
Sponsors
| Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] | Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK] | Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-19 | Senate | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. |
| 2019-01-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3977 (Same As) 2020-12-15 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
Subjects
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
Native Americans
Sex offenses
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Domestic violence and child abuse
Human trafficking
Indian social and development programs
Jurisdiction and venue
Native Americans
Sex offenses
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/288/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s288/BILLS-116s288is.pdf |
