PASSED: CORTEZ MASTO, ROUNDS LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE TRIBAL COURTS ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC EVIDENCE

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto issued the following press release:

Washington, D.C. - The United States Senate unanimously passed bipartisan legislation led by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) to provide Tribal courts the same ability to issue warrants for electronic evidence like emails and social media messages as their non-Tribal counterparts. The bill now heads to the House of Representatives.

"Despite facing high rates of violence, Tribal communities are denied access to essential tools needed to solve crimes," said Senator Cortez Masto. "It's past time for Congress to eliminate this hurdle for Tribal law enforcement. I applaud the Senate passage of this legislation, and I urge my...