S. 3041Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)Passed Senate

Tribal Warrant Fairness Act

Introduced October 23, 2025

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Updated June 11, 2026 at 3:20 AM UTC

The Tribal Warrant Fairness Act expands the role of the U.S. Marshals Service and the Presidential Threat Protection Act to include Indian tribes. It lets tribes request Marshals assistance with fugitive matters and ensures tribal entities are covered by threat‑protection provisions and applicable laws.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the U.S. Marshals Service authority to allow assistance with tribal fugitive matters when an Indian tribe requests it.
  • Adds the word “Tribal” to the list of entities covered under the Presidential Threat Protection Act, so Indian tribes can receive threat protection services.
  • Expands the legal scope of the threat protection provisions to include Federal, State, or Tribal law.

Legislative Activity

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Held at the desk.

June 15, 2026 • 10:49 AM

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

October 23, 2025

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

October 23, 2025

SenateCommittee

Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

May 14, 2026

SenateCommittee

Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

May 19, 2026

SenateCalendars

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 412.

May 19, 2026

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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)

June 10, 2026

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

June 12, 2026

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Received in the House.

June 15, 2026 • 10:32 AM

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Held at the desk.

June 15, 2026 • 10:49 AM

Floor Debate

1 member

What members said about S. 3041 on the floor

1 Republican
John Cornyn
Sen. John CornynR-TX · Jun 10, 2026

Mr. President, I now ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 410, S. 736; Calendar No. 411, S. 825; Calendar No. 412,…

John Cornyn
Sen. John CornynR-TX · Jun 10, 2026

Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the measures en bloc. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, all en bloc.

Bill Text

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Engrossed in SenateIssued June 10, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3041

AN ACT

To allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal matters, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act.

2.

Definition

In this Act, the term Indian Tribe means 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 (25 U.S.C. 5131).

3.

Amendments

(a)

U.S. Marshals Service

Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subparagraph (B), by inserting including Tribal fugitive matters (on the request of an Indian Tribe, as defined in section 2 of the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act, as applicable), after matters,; and

(2)

in subparagraph (D), by inserting Tribal, after local,.

(b)

Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000

Section 6 of the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 41503) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (a)—

(A)

by inserting and Indian Tribes, as defined in section 2 of the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act after components; and

(B)

by striking and local and inserting local, and Tribal; and

(2)

in subsection (c), by striking Federal or State law and inserting Federal, State, or Tribal law.

Passed the Senate June 10, 2026.

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