In news from Capitol Hill, the House has passed a bill to give greater local control to Native American tribal authorities to deal with crimes on reservations, including sexual violence against women. The Tribal Law and Order Act has already passed the Senate, and President Obama is expected to soon sign the legislation into law. Amnesty International hailed the bill as a groundbreaking piece of legislation that tackles the complex jurisdictional maze that allows violent crime against American Indians to continue unabated.