119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 1, 2025
Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act
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Latest action (Oct 5, 2026): Held at the desk.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 1, 2025)
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5184)
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5184)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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Evidence and witnesses · Telephone and wireless communication
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THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES · lobbying firm or registrant: SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of Tribal Water Settlement Tribal Law Enforcement Issues, H.R. 4712, S.2452, S. 1967, S. 1574 Natural Resource Management Hydroelectric relicensing and permit reform and impact on tribal governments
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES · lobbying firm or registrant: SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 13, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of Tribal Water Settlement Tribal Law Enforcement Issues, H.R. 4712, S.2452, S. 1967, S. 1574 Natural Resource Management Hydroelectric relicensing
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES · lobbying firm or registrant: SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of Tribal Water Settlement Tribal Law Enforcement Issues, H.R. 4712, S.2452, S. 1967, S. 1574 Natural Resource Management
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES · lobbying firm or registrant: SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 13, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of Tribal Water Settlement Tribal Law Enforcement Issues, H.R. 4712, S.2452, S. 1967, S. 1574 Natural Resource Management
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE CONFEDERATED SALISH AND KOOTENAI TRIBES · lobbying firm or registrant: SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 7, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Implementation of Tribal Water Settlement Tribal Law Enforcement Issues, H.R. 4712, S.2452, S. 1967, S. 1574 Natural Resource Management
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing