PROTECT Act of 2024
The PROTECT Act of 2024 allows tribal courts to issue search warrants for electronic communications in Indian country using tribal procedures, rather than requiring state court warrants. It explicitly grants tribal courts jurisdiction over drug trafficking (including possession of controlled substances or paraphernalia) and firearms offenses (such as firearm use in crimes or by domestic violence offenders) within tribal lands. This directly affects tribal nations by expanding their authority to enforce laws on their territories for these specific crimes. The bill also extends a federal program for tribal prisoner reentry to include individuals convicted of drug trafficking or firearms offenses under tribal jurisdiction.
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Aug 2024
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Introduced Aug 6, 2024
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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.
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Aug 6, 2024
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