Arizona PBS
July 30, 2021
Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., said tribal courts “are spending tens of millions of dollars that none of them budgeted for,” because of the increased caseload as the result of a Supreme Court ruling last year on tribal jurisdiction. But his proposal to add $154 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget to help with that surge in cases failed. (Photo courtesy House Rules Committee)
WASHINGTON – The House this week rejected a proposal that would have added $154 million to the Bureau of Indian Affairs budget to help tribal courts cope with an influx of cases after a 2020 Supreme Court ruling that expanded tribal jurisdiction.
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