Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
Latest action · May 26, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 2, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 - Amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to make a variety of changes to increase Native American tribes' law enforcement powers and increase federal powers and responsibilities regarding crimes on Indian land, including: (1) allowing federal officials, with the consent of the tribe, to investigate offenses against tribal criminal laws; (2) providing technical assistance and training to tribal law enforcement officials regarding use of the National Criminal Information Center (NCIC) database; (3) requiring federal and local officials, when they decline to investigate crimes on Indian land, to report to Native officials and requiring such officials, when they decline to prosecute, to turn over evidence to Native officials; (4) establishing in the criminal division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) the Office of Indian Country Crime to develop, enforce, and administer federal criminal laws in Indian country; (5) authorizing, at the request of a tribe, concurrent federal-tribal jurisdiction; (6) authorizing grants to state, tribal, and local governments that enter into cooperative agreements, including agreements relating to mutual aid, hot pursuit of suspects, and cross-deputization; (7) requiring the Attorney General to allow tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement agencies to directly access and enter information into federal criminal information databases (under current law, such access is limited); and (8) increasing the criminal sentences tribal courts may impose.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2009 to Jul 20, 2010; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Apr 2, 2009 |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 27, 2009 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 9, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Sep 16, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Nov 16, 2009 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Dec 11, 2009 | |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Dec 16, 2009 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jan 12, 2010 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Mark H. Schauer | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Jul 20, 2010 |
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred May 26, 2009 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 21, 2009 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2009 |
| Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee | Referred May 21, 2009 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- May 21, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
- Apr 21, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E880)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5636 | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD | May 14, 2009 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E880 | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD | Apr 2, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-134 | TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER ACT OF 2009252 pages | Judiciary Committee | Dec 10, 2009 |
| — | DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR 2010822 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 3, 2009–May 21, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 797 | Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 | Related bill | Oct 29, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Act, the Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act of 2000, and the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve the prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Crime victims
- Crimes against women
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal justice information and records
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Department of Justice
- Department of the Interior
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Evidence and witnesses
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government information and archives
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Native Americans
- Sex offenses
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
