Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
Latest action · Apr 27, 2016 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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.
- IntroducedOct 22, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
This bill permits the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to tribal governments acting in partnership with state or local governments for tribal healing to wellness courts. (A tribal healing to wellness court is a drug court that is a component of a tribal justice system and includes substance abuse treatment and may include cultural activities.)
Courts receiving grants must monitor individuals under their jurisdiction and must periodically test each individual for drug use. DOJ may require these courts to increase punitive or treatment responses for an individual who fails a drug test.
Violent offenders may not be under the jurisdiction of these courts unless the court has received a waiver from DOJ.Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 22, 2015 to Apr 26, 2016, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Oct 22, 2015 |
| D-ND | Heidi Heitkamp | Apr 26, 2016 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 27, 2016Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 13, 2016Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-326.
- Oct 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Oct 22, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
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