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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 7490

Introduced

Tribal Warrant Fairness Act

Sponsor
RTom Cole· Oklahoma
Introduced
February 11, 2026
Policy area
Native Americans
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.February 11, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7490 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7490

To allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal 
matters, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 11, 2026

Mr. Cole (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Leger Fernandez, 
and Mr. Issa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary

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A BILL

To allow the U.S. Marshals Service to assist in certain Tribal criminal 
matters, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Warrant Fairness Act''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

(a) U.S. Marshals Service.--Section 566(e)(1) of title 28, United 
States Code, is amended--
(1) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``including Tribal 
fugitive matters (on the request of an Indian Tribe, as 
applicable),'' after ``matters,''; and
(2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ``Tribal,'' after 
``local,''.
(b) Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000.--Section 6 of the 
Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 (34 U.S.C. 41503) is 
amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) by inserting ``and Indian Tribes'' after 
``components''; and
(B) by striking ``and local'' and inserting 
``local, and Tribal''; and
(2) in subsection (c), by striking ``Federal or State law'' 
and inserting ``Federal, State, or Tribal law''.
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