Senate Passes Tribal Warrant Fairness Act to Help Tribes Catch Fugitives
The Tribal Warrant Fairness Act has been reported by the Senate Judiciary Committee and is now waiting on the Senate legislative calendar for a full vote. Although it is currently listed as stalled, it remains an active bill. A companion bill in the House of Representatives is not moving forward at this time.
Companion bill: Tribal Law Enforcement: U.S. Marshals Assistance →No action since June 2026
Since the bill already passed the Senate with no clear opposition, it has a strong chance of being approved by the House and becoming law.
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People with outstanding Tribal warrants will face a higher chance of being found and arrested because the U.S. Marshals Service and federal fugitive task forces will now assist in Tribal fugitive matters. Previously, someone fleeing a Tribal warrant might have been harder to track because Tribal police lacked access to these federal enforcement resources.
“by striking ``Federal or State law'' and inserting ``Federal, State, or Tribal law''”
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
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Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2723-2724, S2727; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S2723-2724)
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
The Senate voted to approve this bill. If the House already passed it, it goes to the President.
Senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Markwayne Mullin introduced the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act to allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist Tribal law enforcement in tracking down violent criminals and searching for missing children, correcting a disparity in federal law enforcement support.
Legislation proposed by Senators Mullin and Cortez Masto would allow the U.S. Marshals to partner with Tribal police. Tribal leaders in Oklahoma, including the Cherokee Nation, expressed support for the bill as a way to address jurisdictional gaps and the crisis of missing Indigenous people.
California AG Rob Bonta joined a bipartisan coalition of 39 state attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act. The bill would empower tribes to request U.S. Marshals Service assistance, addressing the national crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous people.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Tribal Warrant Fairness Act
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