Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HJ1: Resolution urging Congress to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country
Status: Passed one chamber, May 6, 2025
What the bill says
A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana urging the united states congress to fully fund public safety and law enforcement agencies, programs, services, and activities within montana's indian reservations.
From the engrossed text:
A JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF MONTANA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND PUBLIC SAFETY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND ACTIVITIES WITHIN MONTANA'S INDIAN RESERVATIONS. WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States of America, through the Treaty and Supremacy Clauses, acknowledges Indian nations and tribes as prior sovereigns; and WHEREAS, through treaties, agreements, statutes, and executive orders, Indian nations and tribes came under the protection of the United States while reserving original sovereign authority and self-government over tribal members and territories; and WHEREAS, through treaties, agreements, statutes, and executive orders, the United States undertook a federal trust responsibility, among other responsibilities, to assist Indian nations and tribes in providing public safety, law and order, and the administration of justice; and WHEREAS, Montana's reservations have seen drug and alcohol abuse become an epidemic as methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs have overtaken tribal lands, causing violent crime, domestic disturbance, and trouble among youth; and WHEREAS, generations of Montana's Native Americans have mourned a missing or murdered family member or loved one, experienced unacceptably high levels of violence, and been victims of violent crime at rates much higher than national averages; and WHEREAS, justice has eluded many Native American victims, survivors, and families, while criminal jurisdiction complexities and insufficient …
Sponsors
- Running Wolf, Tyson (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : (H) Filed with Secretary of State
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (S) 3rd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
- : (S) 2nd Reading
- : (S) Scheduled for 2nd Reading
- : (S) Committee Report
Votes
- Do Concur (April 22, 2025): 47 yea, 3 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 18, 2025): 47 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 21, 2025): 94 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Do Pass (January 20, 2025): 95 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Law Enforcement, General Joint Resolution, Indians
Common questions
- What is HJ1?
- HJ1 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Resolution urging Congress to fully fund law enforcement in Indian Country.
- What does HJ1 do?
- In its own words: A joint resolution of the senate and the house of representatives of the state of montana urging the united states congress to fully fund public safety and law enforcement agencies, programs, services, and activities within montana's indian reservations.
- What is the status of HJ1?
- Passed one chamber as of May 6, 2025. Latest action: (H) Filed with Secretary of State (May 6, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJ1?
- Running Wolf, Tyson (D, 16).
- Where is the official record for HJ1?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC0258
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