HR 3773 · in committee · significant
PROTECT Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- This bill expands tribal courts' authority to prosecute drug, firearms, and certain other crimes committed in Indian country.
- Native American tribes and non-Indian defendants accused of crimes in tribal jurisdictions are affected by these changes.
- The bill takes effect upon enactment and allows tribal courts to issue warrants for electronic communications data.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would expanding tribal court jurisdiction over non-Indian defendants affect due process protections and appeal options compared to federal courts?
- 02
What evidence supports the premise that tribal courts need greater prosecutorial authority to reduce drug and firearms crimes in Indian country?
- 03
How might granting tribal courts access to electronic communications data warrants impact privacy standards across different jurisdictional systems?
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Sponsor · D-WA-2
Rick Larsen
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
17/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-05
Joining the bill
Ryan K. Zinke
R-MT-1 · original
Tom Cole
R-OK-4 · original
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
D-WA-3 · original
Jeff Hurd
R-CO-3 · original
Dan Newhouse
R-WA-4 · original
Michael K. Simpson
R-ID-2 · original
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
R-PA-1
Michael Baumgartner
R-WA-5
Suzan K. DelBene
D-WA-1
Adam Smith
D-WA-9
Sharice Davids
D-KS-3
Darrell Issa
R-CA-48
+ 5 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-06-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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