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Committee hears resolution urging Congress to fully fund law enforcement on Montana Indian reservations
Summary
The House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee heard House Joint Resolution 1 from Rep. Tyson Running Wolf calling on Congress and federal agencies to fully fund tribal law enforcement, with tribal leaders and state officials testifying in support and committee members asking how “fully funded” should be defined.
Representative Tyson Running Wolf introduced House Joint Resolution 1 to the House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee, urging the United States Congress and federal agencies to “support fully funding public safety and law enforcement agencies, programs, services and activities within Montana's Indian reservations.”
The resolution asks the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior to develop cooperative plans to administer Indian country public safety programs and to consult government-to-government with tribal nations; it also invites Montana tribes to submit companion resolutions to be forwarded to Congress and calls on the governor to send a supporting letter to Washington.
Why it matters: Tribal leaders and state officials told the committee that underfunding of federal public-safety programs on reservations has contributed to…
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