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Congress gave final approval to a bill that would give tribal law enforcement agencies more control over AMBER alerts on tribal lands, instead of having to rely on other agencies. (Photo by Taku/Creative Commons)

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President Trump signed the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act April 13.

April 17, 2018
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U.S. Senate passes Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act
Navajo Nation asks Trump to sign bill into law as a safeguard for native youth

On March 22, the U.S. Senate passed Senate Bill 772, entitled the Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act.

By Navajo-Hopi Observer March 27, 2018
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The House gave final approval Feb. 26 to a bill that will give tribes direct access to funds that allows them to quickly post AMBER alerts over text messaging, radio and television to counties within reservation borders.

By Kyley Schultz, Cronkite News March 6, 2018