S 1574
Passed a chamber
Allows Tribal courts to issue warrants for electronic communications and records held by service providers, using the same kinds of warrant procedures that apply to federal and state courts.
Official title: Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
05-OCT-2026
Senate
Introduced
01-MAY-2025
Referred
01-MAY-2025
Passed
29-SEP-2026
- Adds Tribal courts to the list of courts that can issue warrants for stored electronic communications, if the warrant follows procedures under the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968
- Defines Indian Tribe and Tribal court, and treats Indian Tribes and their political subdivisions as governmental entities under the Stored Communications Act
- Extends existing state-court provisions on delayed notice and civil actions to Tribal courts
- Amends the video tape rental and sale records law (18 U.S.C. 2710) to recognize warrants issued by Tribal courts
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (01-MAY-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 29-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Judiciary Committee (Senate)
Native Americans
■ 3 R■ 1 D
3 Republicans
1 Democrat