119th Congress Native Americans
H.R. 3773: PROTECT Act of 2025
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Summary
This bill expands special tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) to include certain controlled substance-related offenses and firearms offenses. It also allows tribal courts to execute warrants for electronic material.
STCJ allows participating tribes to investigate, prosecute, convict, and sentence both Indian and non-Indian offenders who commit covered crimes in Indian country against Indian victims. Covered crimes currently include assault of tribal justice personnel, child violence, dating violence, domestic violence, obstruction of justice, sexual violence, sex trafficking, stalking, and a violation of a protection order.
The bill expands STCJ to allow participating tribes to prosecute individuals for controlled substance-related offenses (i.e., drug trafficking, unlawful drug possession, or unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia) and firearms offenses (i.e., use or possession of a firearm in furtherance of a covered crime or by a person who has been convicted of domestic violence).
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Additionally, the bill allows participating tribes to exercise STCJ over a controlled substance-related offense or a firearms offense if neither the defendant nor the alleged victim is an Indian. (Currently, this exception only applies in cases of obstruction of justice or assault of tribal justice personnel.)
The bill allows offenders convicted pursuant to STCJ to be incarcerated through the Bureau of Prisons Tribal Prisoner Program.
The bill gives tribal courts the same authority as state courts to compel service providers to disclose stored electronic communication information through court-issued warrants, court orders, or administrative subpoenas.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tom Cole R-OKOriginal
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WAOriginal
- Jeff Hurd R-COOriginal
- Dan Newhouse R-WAOriginal
- Michael Simpson R-IDOriginal
- Ryan Zinke R-MTOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Michael Baumgartner R-WA
- Suzan DelBene D-WA
- Adam Smith D-WA
- Sharice Davids D-KS
- Darrell Issa R-CA
- Doug LaMalfa R-CA
- Jake Ellzey R-TX
- Ken Calvert R-CA
- Joe Neguse D-CO
- Emily Randall D-WA
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
- Kevin Kiley I-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Rick Larsen SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Rick Larsen.
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- Introduced in House
- 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.