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The bill extends federal threat-protection authorities to Tribal governments—strengthening protection and coordination on tribal lands—while creating modest new costs and short-term administrative burdens for federal and Tribal authorities.
Tribal governments and residents on tribal lands gain formal access to federal threat-protection programs and coordination with the U.S. Marshals Service, improving law-enforcement support and protective coverage.
Federal and Tribal law-enforcement and administrators will face short-term administrative complexity and need to update procedures and training to integrate Tribal laws and intergovernmental agreements.
Taxpayers and federal agencies (e.g., the U.S. Marshals Service) may incur additional implementation and coordination costs to extend covered jurisdictions to Tribal lands.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Expands two federal statutes to explicitly include Tribal authorities and Tribal law by inserting "Tribal" into statutory language and replacing "Federal or State law" with "Federal, State, or Tribal law."
Amends two federal statutes to explicitly include Tribal authorities and Tribal law in their text. The changes insert "Tribal" into lists of covered jurisdictions and replace language referencing only Federal and State law with language that also covers Tribal law, so Tribal governments and law enforcement are treated the same as Federal, State, and local counterparts for the specified provisions.
Introduced October 23, 2025 by Catherine Marie Cortez Masto · Last progress October 23, 2025