Senate Indian Affairs Committee to consider bills at meeting
Posted: Wednesday, December 7, 2011
The
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee will hold a business meeting tomorrow to consider two bills.
The first bill is
S.1763, the
SAVE Native Women Act. The bill restores tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians in domestic violence cases.
The second bill is
S.1065, the Blackfoot River Land Settlement. The bill settles a land dispute involving the
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Idaho.
The business meeting takes place at 2:15pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. It will be immediately followed by a hearing on state and federal tax policy in Indian Country.
Committee Notice:
Business Meeting
(December 8, 2011)
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