118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 1552 — Kansas Indian Country Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2023

“To amend title 18, United States Code, to require affirmative consent from the governing body of certain Indian Tribes for jurisdiction to be conferred on the State of Kansas over offenses committed on the reservations of such Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.”

Native Americans

Introduced Mar 10, 2023

Last action Mar 10, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Mar 10, 2023

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Referred

Mar 10, 2023

Judiciary

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill revises Kansas's criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on the reservation of a covered Indian tribe. Covered Indian tribe means the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and the Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska. Specifically, the bill requires affirmative consent from the governing body of a covered tribe for Kansas to have criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on the tribe's reservation. The bill authorizes federal agencies and state and local governments in Kansas to enter into cooperative agreements or compacts with the governing bodies of co...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Mar 10, 2023

Introduced in House

Mar 10, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.