# 119-s-1574: Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act

119-s-1574, Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1574
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tribal Access to Electronic Evidence Act
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

**This bill brings _Tribal courts into the Stored Communications Act_, letting tribal judges issue warrants and use notice and civil-remedy tools for electronic communications.** It also defines who counts as an "Indian Tribe" and what a "Tribal court" is for those rules.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2026-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Armstrong, Alan [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tribal court warrants for online data: benefit, high. If enacted, providers would need a court warrant to give out emails or messages stored 180 days or less. Warrants could come from federal, state, military, or Tribal courts. Tribal warrants would need procedures that comply with 25 U.S.C. 1302(a)(2). The bill would also define which Tribes count us…
- Tribal delayed notice and video records: cost, medium. If enacted, Tribal authorities would be able to seek delayed‑notice orders, so people would be told later about a data request. The bill would also let Tribal courts issue warrants for video rental or sale records if the warrant follows 25 U.S.C. 1302(a)(2). Providers and governments would treat Tr…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026
- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-s-2234: Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act
- 119-s-3267: ASAP Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1574 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1574)

## Related
- [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1261: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1261)
- [119-s-2234: Reducing Homelessness Through Program Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2234)
- [119-s-3267: ASAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3267)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1574 (as of 2026-10-15).