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S 1562 118th Congress Senate Native Americans

Tribal Police Department Parity Act

Introduced: May 11, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 11, 2023
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Tribal Police Department Parity Act

This bill treats tribal law enforcement agencies in the same manner as federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies for purposes of accessing firearms.

The National Firearms Act (NFA) generally imposes a tax on the transfer of an NFA firearm; however, specified governmental entities (e.g., federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies) are exempt from this transfer tax. This bill extends this exemption to Indian tribes (and consequently, to tribal law enforcement agencies).

The Gun Control Act (GCA) generally prohibits the interstate shipment of firearms to unlicensed persons, but exempts specified governmental entities from this prohibition. This bill makes Indian tribes (and consequently, tribal law enforcement agencies) eligible to receive firearms interstate.

The GCA also prohibits the transfer or possession of machine guns manufactured after 1986, but exempts specified governmental entities from this prohibition. This bill makes Indian tribes (and consequently, tribal law enforcement agencies) eligible to transfer or possess these machine guns.

What's happening now May 11, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3236 Identical bill Tribal Police Department Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 15, 2023
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jun 7, 2023
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1562: Tribal Police Department Parity Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1562/
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"S. 1562: Tribal Police Department Parity Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1562/.
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S. 1562, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1562/.
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