Chairman Dorgan and Vice Chairman Murkowski hold a press conference with their colleagues to announce the introduction of the Tribal Law and Order Act...
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Dorgan (D-ND) introduced bipartisan legislation, called the Tribal Law and Order Act, to fight staggering crime levels in Indian Country. Twelve of his colleagues have joined as co-sponsors of the Bill. The legislation is designed to boost law enforcement efforts by providing tools to tribal justice officials to fight crime in their own communities, improving coordination between law enforcement agencies, and increasing accountability standards.
“We are seeing crime levels on some Indian reservations reach epidemic proportions. St...
Department of Interior Rerport on Tribal Jails Now Public
Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee Senator Byron Dorgan today made available a draft study on the status of Indian country jails, titled “Master Plan for J...
Mr. President, I am here today to talk about the reauthorization of the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978, which is included in H.R. 4137, the Higher Education Reauthorization and College Opport...
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate approved a measure offered by Senator Byron Dorgan that would give a $250 million boost to healthcare in Indian Country. Dorgan’s provision was part of larger effort that resulted in an additional $1.75 billion ...
September 18, 2008
09:30 AM | SD 628
OVERSIGHT HEARING to examine Federal declinations to prosecute crimes in Indian Country.
