3.0.0 3320 2019-06-21T11:06:26Z 2019-06-21T11:06:26Z Senate S S 2008-07-23 110 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Hearings by 2008-09-18T21:42:27Z Referred to 2008-07-23T21:12:33Z Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 110 6583 HR 2008-07-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2008-09-18 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2008-07-23 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7158-7167) IntroReferral 2008-07-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7158) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE N M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2008-07-23 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2008-07-23 True D000407 Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] PETE DOMENICI R NM VICHI 2008-07-23 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2008-07-23 True B000468 Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] JESSE BINGAMAN D NM FRANCIS 2008-07-23 True L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN ID CT I. 2008-07-23 True K000352 Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] Jon Kyl R AZ Llewellyn 2008-07-23 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2008-07-23 True S001142 Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] GORDON SMITH R OR H. 2008-07-23 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2008-07-23 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2008-07-23 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2008-07-23 True Native Americans Alcoholism Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Criminal justice information Criminal statistics Data banks Department of Health and Human Services Department of Justice Drug abuse Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Families Family violence Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to Indians Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Health Indian law enforcement Indian medical care Jurisdiction Law Minorities Prosecution Public prosecutors Rape Science, Technology, Communications Sex crimes Victims of crimes Native Americans 00 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2008-11-14T15:06:30Z Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 - Amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a long-term plan to address incarceration in Indian country. Authorizes each U.S. Attorney serving a district that includes Indian country to appoint Special Assistant U.S. Attorneys to prosecute crimes in Indian country when the crime rate, or the rate at which criminal offenses are declined to be prosecuted, exceeds the national average. Establishes in the Department of Justice's (DOJ) criminal division an Office of Indian Country Crime.

Requires the United States to maintain concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute serious crimes in Indian country under specified circumstances. Authorizes the Attorney General to provide assistance to state, tribal, and local governments that enter into cooperative agreements to improve law enforcement effectiveness and reduce crime in and around Indian country.

Directs the Attorney General to ensure that tribal law enforcement officials that meet applicable requirements have access to national crime information databases.

Establishes: (1) the Indian Law and Order Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of law enforcement and criminal justice in tribal communities and recommend improvements to justice systems at the tribal, federal, and state levels; and (2) within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse.

Provides for: (1) the tracking of crimes committed in Indian country and grants to improve tribal data collection systems; (2) training in interviewing victims of domestic and sexual violence and collecting, preserving, and presenting evidence to prosecutors; (3) the development of victim services and victim advocate training programs; and (4) the development of standardized sexual assault policies and protocol.

]]> Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 Display Title Tribal Law and Order Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill 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. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3320is/xml/BILLS-110s3320is.xml 2008-09-18 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.