# 116-hr-958: Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

116-hr-958, Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-958
- Congress: 116
- Title: Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2019-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over the following crimes: violence committed against a child by a caregiver; violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arresting, or prosecuting a person for domestic violence, dating violence, or child violence; attempted dating violence or domestic violence; or threatened dating violence or domestic violence. In addition, the bill reauthorizes grants to tribal governments for exercising tribal criminal jurisdiction for those crimes through FY2022.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2019-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2019-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2019-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2019-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-958 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/958)

## Related
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
- [116-hr-1379: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1379)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-550: Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-550)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-958 (as of 2025-11-18).
