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Urges Strengthened Jurisdiction on Tribal Lands in VAWA

RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges Congress to strengthen tribal jurisdiction to address crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking committed on tribal lands in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act;

FURTHER RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges Congress to enact legislation that strengthens tribal jurisdiction to hold all perpetrators of gender-based violence committed on tribal lands accountable.