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Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)

In the nature of a substitute.

S.Amdt. 6844 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 1574 — Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act

Last activity — Amendment SA 6844 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Adopted

The Senate agreed to this amendment, so its changes are part of the bill from here on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

This amendment would change the Stored Communications Act to include Tribal courts as courts of competent jurisdiction, which means courts that have the legal authority to hear certain cases.

The amendment adds a definition for a Tribal court as a court of general criminal jurisdiction of an Indian Tribe that is authorized by the law of that tribe to issue search warrants.

It modifies the requirements for a governmental entity to require a provider of electronic communication service to disclose the contents of a wire or electronic communication.

Under this amendment, a Tribal court could issue a warrant using procedures that comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968.

The amendment also updates the definition of a governmental entity to include any Indian Tribe or political subdivision thereof.

Finally, it updates various sections of the law to include State or Tribal authorities in several different provisions.