PROTECT Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9310 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9310 To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Tribal courts and law enforcement with more tools to combat the opioid epidemic. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2024 Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Cole, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Perez, and Ms. Davids of Kansas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide Tribal courts and law enforcement with more tools to combat the opioid epidemic. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Protection for Reservation Occupants against Trafficking and Evasive Communications Today Act of 2024'' or the ``PROTECT Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. TRIBAL COURT SEARCH WARRANT PARITY FOR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS. Chapter 121 of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in section 2703-- (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``issued using State warrant procedures and,'' and inserting ``issued using State warrant procedures, or, in the case of a Tribal court, issued using the warrant procedures described in section 202 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (25 U.S.C. 1302), or,''; (B) in subsection (b)(1)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``issued using State warrant procedures and,'' and inserting ``issued using State warrant procedures, or, in the case of a Tr