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Introduced October 23, 2025 by Catherine Marie Cortez Masto · Last progress June 15, 2026
The bill strengthens public safety and legal clarity on tribal lands by formally integrating Tribal participation in U.S. Marshals fugitive task forces, while imposing modest taxpayer costs and added legal/training complexity for officials.
Tribal governments and tribal-area law enforcement are formally included in U.S. Marshals Service fugitive task forces, enabling coordinated arrests and improved public safety across tribal lands.
Tribal residents, tribal governments, and law enforcement gain clearer legal authority because officers may act under Tribal law as well as Federal and State law, reducing jurisdictional ambiguity and improving justice processes on tribal lands.
Federal officers, tribal governments, and participating agencies will face added legal complexity and likely need additional training to operate under differing Tribal legal regimes within multi-jurisdictional task forces.
Federal taxpayers may incur modest additional costs to support expanded coordination and participation in these multi-jurisdictional fugitive task forces.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds Tribal entities and Tribal law into two federal statutes and makes minor editorial connector changes to clarify wording.
Adds Tribal entities and Tribal law into two existing federal statutes so Tribal authorities and Tribal law are explicitly listed alongside Federal, State, and local authorities. Also makes minor editorial connector changes to clarify sentence structure in one statute. The changes are narrowly targeted, do not create new programs or spending, and mainly clarify that Tribal governments and Tribal law are covered by the listed authorities in the affected provisions.