HR 2740: Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

This act would ensure that children and law enforcement officials in tribal communities are protected in instances of domestic violence. Currently, tribes can convict non-Indian perpetrators of protection order violations, domestic violence, and dating violence, but children of survivors are not protected. Additionally, tribal law enforcement assisting victims are not protected. This act would extend protections so that incidents of child violence and violence against law enforcement officers in domestic violence situations can also be prosecuted in tribal communities.