S 3041 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Tribal Warrant Fairness Act

The Tribal Warrant Fairness Act amends two federal laws to explicitly include Indian Tribes in existing law enforcement and security protocols. It requires the U.S. Marshals Service to consider "Tribal fugitive matters" upon request by an Indian Tribe and updates the Presidential Threat Protection Act to include "Indian Tribes" and "Tribal law" alongside local and state entities. These changes ensure Tribal governments are treated equally with local and state authorities in federal processes. The bill directly affects Indian Tribes, the U.S. Marshals Service, and agencies under the Presidential Threat Protection Act by modifying how they handle Tribal matters. This is a technical update to existing statutes without creating new programs or funding.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
House Passage
President
Introduced Oct 23, 2025 Last action Jun 15, 2026
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Introduced in Senate Engrossed in Senate · 3 edits · Jun 10, 2026
MINOR
The Engrossed version adds a new Section 2 that formally defines 'Indian Tribe' by reference to the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, and cross-references that definition throughout the amendments. This clarifies exactly which entities qualify as Indian Tribes under the act, limiting coverage to those individually identified on the Secretary of the Interior's most recent published list.
DEFINITION

New Section 2 defines 'Indian Tribe' as any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation individually identified (including parenthetically) on the most recent list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994.

ELIGIBILITY

In the U.S. Marshals Service amendment, the phrase 'on the request of an Indian Tribe' now explicitly cross-references the new Section 2 definition, narrowing which entities can request Tribal fugitive matter assistance.

In the Presidential Threat Protection Act amendment, 'and Indian Tribes' now includes a cross-reference to the Section 2 definition, clarifying which tribal entities are covered under the threat protection provisions.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Total actions
10
Key actions
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Committee
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Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
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)
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Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
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May 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
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May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
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Oct 23, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Oct 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 15 co-sponsors

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