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US Congress · S. 3041 · Passed the Senate

Tribal Warrant Fairness Act

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Moved
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Introduced 2025-10-23
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Officially: “Tribal Warrant Fairness Act Read the full text

Native Americans

What it does

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 lo
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1.Short title

This section would allow the Act to be called the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act.

2.Amendments

This section would make four amendments to two existing federal laws. First, in section 566(e)(1)(B) of title 28, United States Code, which addresses certain matters handled by the U.S. Marshals Service, the matters covered would be expanded to expressly include Tribal fugitive matters, when requested by an Indian Tribe, where that condition applies. Second, in section 566(e)(1)(D) of title 28, wherever that subparagraph currently applies to local, it would also apply to Tribal. Third, in subsection (a) of section 6 of the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 41503), Indian Tribes would be added alongside the components already named there, and wherever that subsection currently ends a list with and local, it would instead end with local, and Tribal, adding Tribal to that list. Fourth, in subsection (c) of that same section 6, wherever it currently refers to Federal or State law, it would instead refer to Federal, State, or Tribal law, adding Tribal law to what is covered.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2025-10-23

In the Senate.

Passed the Senate · 2026-06-10
House floor vote · next · the next step

Official documents

The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-23. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
16
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass

Who is lobbying on this

FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONvia LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC
1 filing
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