Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
Latest action · Dec 15, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
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.
- IntroducedJul 25, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
This bill 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.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 25, 2019 to Sep 23, 2020; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Jul 25, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Nov 20, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | May 12, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 25, 2019Markup Dec 5, 2019Reported Dec 15, 2020 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Aug 14, 2019Discharged Dec 5, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2020Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-648.
- Dec 15, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.
- Dec 5, 2019Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
- Dec 5, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Dec 5, 2019Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 7.
- Aug 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 25, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 6, 2020H.R. 3977, Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 5, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 126, July 25, 2019, page H7468.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 288 | Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act | Identical bill | Jun 19, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes involving sexual violence, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 15, 2020Reported in House
- Jul 25, 2019Introduced 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.
