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HR 958 — Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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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 FY2022.

Bill Text

Sections of law this bill changes

1 section in 1 law

From the bill's own amending language, matched to the official United States Code (current through Public Law 119-121).

Constitutional rights of indians · 25 U.S.C. ch. 15 1 section
  • § 1304 Tribal jurisdiction over covered crimes Amends

    25 U.S.C. § 1304

    The law today

    (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Assault of Tribal justice personnel The term “assault of Tribal justice personnel” means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against an individual authorized to act for, or on behalf of, that Indian tribe or serving that Indian tribe during, or because of, the performance or duties of that individual in— (A) preventing, detecting, investigating, making arrests relating to, making apprehensions for, or prosecuting a covered crime; (B) adjudicating, participating in the adjudication of, or supporting the adjudication of a covered crime; (C) detaining, providing supervision for, or providing services for persons charged with a covered crime; or (D) incarcerating, supervising, providing treatment for, providing rehabilitation services for, or providing reentry services for persons convicted of a covered crime. (2) Child The term “child” means a person who has not attained the lesser of— (A) the age of 18; and (B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs. (3) Child violence The term “child violence” means the use, threatened use, or attempted use of violence against a child proscribed by the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs. (4) Coercion; commercial sex act The terms “coercion” and “commercial sex act” have the meanings given the terms in section 1591(e) of title 18. (5) Covered crime The term “covered crime” means— (A) assault of Tribal justice personnel; (B) child violence; (C) dating violence; (D) domestic violence; (E) obstruction of justice; (F) sexual violence; (G) sex trafficking; (H) stalking; and (I) a violation of a protection order. (6) Dating violence The term “dating violence” means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that is committed by a person who is or has been in a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim, as determined by the length of the relationship, the type of relationship, and the frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship. (7) Domestic violence The term “domestic violence” means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that is committed by— (A) a current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim; (B) a person with whom the victim shares a child in common; (C) a person who is cohabitating with or who has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate partner; or (D) a person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic- or family-violence laws of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs. (8) Indian country The term “Indian country” has the meaning given the term in section 1151 of title 18. (9) Obstruction of justice The term “obstruction of justice” means any violation of the criminal law of the Indian tribe that has jurisdiction over the Indian country where the violation occurs that involves interfering with the administration or due process of the laws of the Indian tribe, including any Tribal criminal proceeding or investigation of a crime. (10) Participating tribe The term “participating tribe” means an Indian tribe that elects to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction over the Indian country of that Indian tribe. (11) Protection order The term “protection order”— (A) means any injunction, restraining order, or other order issued by a civil or criminal court for the purpose of preventing violent or threatening acts or harassment against, sexual violence against, contact or communicatio...

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Also cites: 25 U.S.C. § 5304, 42 U.S.C. § 10413

How this bill changes current law

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The bill amends existing law to expand the definitions and protections related to domestic violence, child violence, and violence against law enforcement officers in Indian country.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304

    domestic violence → domestic violence, child violence, and violence against law enforcement officers

    This change expands the scope of the section heading to include child violence and violence against law enforcement officers.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(a)(1)

    means violence → means covered conduct

    This change updates the terminology to better define the nature of the offenses covered under the statute.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(a)(2)

    means violence → means covered conduct

    This change clarifies the definition by aligning it with other terms used in the section.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(a)(2)

    where the violence occurs → where the covered conduct occurs

    This change enhances the clarity of the definition regarding the location of the covered conduct.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(a)(4)

    domestic violence → tribal

    This change broadens the definition to apply to all tribal violence rather than just domestic.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(a)(6)

    domestic violence → tribal

    This change shifts the focus to a more inclusive definition of violence within tribal contexts.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304

    omitted paragraphs → new definitions added for caregiver, child, child violence, covered conduct, and covered individual

    These additions provide clarity and specificity about the roles and definitions relevant to children and caregivers in the context of violence.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(b)

    domestic violence → tribal

    This change modifies instances of terminology to ensure uniform usage throughout the statute.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(c)(1)

    domestic violence → tribal

    This change generalizes the terms used in the law to encompass all types of violence affecting tribal jurisdictions.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(c)(1)

    and dating violence → , dating violence, and child violence

    This change expands the types of violence explicitly mentioned in the legal framework to include child violence.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(f)(2)

    prosecutes → prosecutes-- (A) a crime of domestic violence; (B) a crime of dating violence; (C) a crime of child violence; (D) a criminal violation of a protection order; or (E) a crime of related conduct;

    This change specifies the types of crimes that can be prosecuted under special tribal jurisdiction.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(f)(4)

    domestic violence → dating violence, child violence, related conduct

    This change adds additional types of violence to those subject to prosecution under this law.

  • 25 U.S.C. 1304(h)

    2014 through 2018 → 2018 through 2022

    This change updates the reporting timeframe to reflect more current data.

Action History

  1. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  2. Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

  3. Introduced in House

  4. Introduced in House

  5. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  6. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

  7. Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Energy and Commerce, 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.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 958 do?
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 FY2022.
Who sponsors HR 958?
HR 958 is sponsored by O'Halleran, Tom (Democratic).
What is the current status of HR 958?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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