S. 2205: Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
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S. 2205: Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
114th Congress · introduced 2015-10-22 · Native Americans · Latest: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-10-22 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
Plain 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.
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Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2205, Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act of 2015 (2016-06-30)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2205.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s2205 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114