S3041Passed Senate

Tribal Warrant Fairness Act

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In Committee
Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-10-23
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Catherine Cortez Masto
Democrat · NV · Senator
Votes with party: 78.7% (834 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (15)

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2026-06-15

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Plain-English Summary

Tribal Warrant Fairness Act This bill authorizes the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) to assist with certain tribal law enforcement activities and allows tribal law enforcement agencies to participate in regional fugitive task forces. Specifically, the bill authorizes the USMS, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to investigate tribal fugitive matters. The USMS may investigate tribal fugitive matters both within and outside the United States, as directed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). Additionally, the USMS, upon the request of tribal law enforcement agencies, may assist these agencies in locating and recovering missing children. The bill also allows tribal law enforcement agencies to participate in regional fugitive task forces. DOJ must consult with tribes when establishing new task forces. (The USMS oversees regional fugitive task forces. Currently, these task forces combine the efforts of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to locate and apprehend fugitives.)

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Native Americans

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3041 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3041 To allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 23, 2025 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mr. Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Warrant Fairness Act''. SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. (a) U.S. Marshals Service.--Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``including Tribal fugitive matters (on the request of an Indian Tribe, as applicable),'' after ``matters,''; and (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``Tribal,'' after ``local,''. (b) Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000.--Section 6 of the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 41503) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) by inserting ``and Indian Tribes'' after ``components''; and (B) by striking ``and local'' and inserting ``local, and Tribal''; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Federal or State law'' and inserting ``Federal, State, or Tribal law''. <all>
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