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.

Overview Sponsor: Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin [D-SD]show cosponsors (17) Cosponsors: Tammy Baldwin [D-WI2] Ken Calvert [R-CA44] Tom Cole [R-OK4] Norman Dicks [D-WA6] Raul Grijalva [D-AZ7] Martin Heinrich [D-NM1] Dale Kildee [D-MI5] Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ1] Rick Larsen [D-WA2] Ben Luján [D-NM3] Betty McCollum [D-MN4] James Moran [D-VA8] John Olver [D-MA1] Collin Peterson [D-MN7] Earl Pomeroy [D-ND] Laura Richardson [D-CA37] Michael Simpson [R-ID2] Text: Summary | Full Text Status: Introduced Apr 2, 2009 Referred to Committee View Committee Assignments Reported by Committee ... House Vote ... Senate Vote ... Signed by President ... This bill is in the first step in the legislative process. Introduced bills and resolutions first go to committees that deliberate, investigate, and revise them before they go to general debate. The majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee. [Last Updated: Jan 13, 2010 6:24AM] Last Action: May 26, 2009: House Judiciary: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related: See the Related Legislation page for other bills related to this one and a list of subject terms that have been applied to this bill. Sometimes the text of one bill or resolution is incorporated into another, and in those cases the original bill or resolution, as it would appear here, would seem to be abandoned.

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|date=Apr 2, 2009
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|quote=Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009
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