Tribal provisions of Violence Against Women Act die in House

Thursday, January 3, 2013  

Pro-tribal provisions in the Violence Against Women Act died in the House after Republican leaders again refused to bring the Senate version of the bill up for a vote.

S.1925 recognizes tribal jurisdiction over non-Indians who commit domestic violence offenses on reservations. Republican leaders balked at the provision and drafted an alternative that was scorned in Indian Country.

"I think they are still so kowtowing to the extreme on the right that they're not even listening to the moderates, and particularly the women, in their caucus who are saying they support this," Sen. Patty Murray (D-Washington) told The Huffington Post.

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House GOP Lets Violence Against Women Act Passed By Senate Die Without A Vote (The Huffington Post 1/3)

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