S. 2695 · 118th Congress

Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act

Introduced on Jul 27, 2023 by Maria Cantwell (D-WA). 7 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 18, 2024): Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jul 27, 2023
Cosponsors
7
1 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Employment and training programs
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Intergovernmental relations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Maria CantwellD-WASponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jul 27, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 27, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  3. May 1, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-406.
  4. Sep 18, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE3 reports
    $69.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: OGLALA SIOUX TRIBE OF PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION$161.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 95%
  2. Kalispel Tribe of Indians2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  3. Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians (Gun Lake Tribe)2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  4. Bad River Band of Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians1 report
  5. Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation1 report
    $30K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE UMATILLA INDIAN RESERVATION$290.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  6. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)
  7. Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)
  8. Pokagon Band of Potawatomi1 report
    $20K reported (all issues)
  9. Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan1 report
    $60K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.