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House
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HR
2023-05-11
118
https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3236
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:H.R. 3236.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:to ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, andlocal law enforcement agencies to access firearms applyequally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.[Page H2312]
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Standing
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2023-05-11T14:01:10Z

- Tribal Police Department Parity Act
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2023-05-11
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  - Identical bill
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- 2023-05-11
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]
Dusty
Johnson
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SD
N
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Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Don
Bacon
R
NE
2
2023-05-11
True
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Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]
Jake
Ellzey
R
TX
6
2023-05-11
True
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Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1]
Ryan
Zinke
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MT
K.
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2023-05-11
True
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Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Tracey
Mann
R
KS
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2023-05-15
False
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Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large]
Mary
Peltola
D
AK
Sattler
0
2023-06-12
False
Native Americans
Native Americans
2023-05-25T12:31:54Z
00
2023-05-11
Introduced in House
2024-01-12T12:57:36Z
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.

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Tribal Police Department Parity Act
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Introduced in House
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To ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.
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Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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