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US SB1967

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Steve Daines

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Amends the Stored Communications Act to recognize Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction, enabling them to issue warrants for electronic communications and stored data from service providers

  • Expands Tribal criminal jurisdiction under the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to include controlled substance-related offenses (drug trafficking, possession, and paraphernalia) and firearms offenses committed in Indian country

  • Defines "firearms offense" as use or possession of a firearm in furtherance of a covered crime or by someone convicted of domestic violence

  • Adds Indian Tribes and their political subdivisions to the definition of "governmental entity" for purposes of requiring disclosure of customer communications records

  • Expands the Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program to accept offenders convicted under special Tribal criminal jurisdiction for violent crimes and newly covered offenses

Legislative Description

PROTECT Act of 2025 Protection for Reservation Occupants against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today Act of 2025

Native Americans

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

6/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Indian Affairs6/5/2025

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