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119th Congress

S. 1574

Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto(D-NV)
Introduced
May 1, 2025
Policy area
Native Americans
Committees
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Official text
Engrossed in Senate · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (4)

Original cosponsors (1)

Added later (3)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version

Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act This bill allows tribal courts to execute warrants for electronic material. The Stored Communications Act (SCA) generally prohibits providers of electronic communication services (e.g., cell phone providers, email providers, or social media platforms) and remote computing services (e.g., cloud computing providers) from knowingly disclosing stored electronic communications or records (e.g., emails) or information pertaining to customers or subscribers. However, the SCA authorizes governmental entities to compel service providers to disclose electronic communication information through a court-issued warrant, a court order, or an administrative subpoena. This bill gives tribal courts the same authority as other governmental entities (e.g., state courts) to compel service providers to disclose stored electronic communication information through court-issued warrants, court orders, or administrative subpoenas.

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No recorded votes on this bill.

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