H.R. 3977: Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-25 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 532. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3977, Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act (2020-03-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Sharice Davids (D-KS), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3977.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3977 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116