U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB3945: Tribal Police Department Parity Act
Status: In committee, February 26, 2026
A bill to ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 26, 2026:
119 S3945 IS: Tribal Police Department Parity Act II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3945 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2026 Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Daines , Mr. Hoeven , and Mr. Grassley ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance To ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tribal Police Department Parity Act . SECTION 2. Tribal law enforcement access to firearms (a) Amendments to title 18 , United States Code (1) Transfer and possession of post-1986 machineguns Section 922(o)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended-- (A) by striking or a State, or and inserting , a State or ; and (B) by inserting before ; or the following: , or an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )) or any department or agency thereof . (2) Transportation, shipment, receipt, possession, and importation of firearms and ammunition Section 925(a)(1) of such title is amended-- (A) by striking or any State and inserting , any State ; and (B) by inserting before the period at …
Sponsors
- Markwayne Mullin (R, SD-OK) · primary sponsor
- Daines, Steve (R)
- Hoeven, John (R)
- Grassley, Chuck (R, SD-IA)
Latest actions
- : Introduced in House
- : Introduced in Senate
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects: Native Americans
Common questions
- What is SB3945?
- SB3945 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Tribal Police Department Parity Act.
- What does SB3945 do?
- A bill to ensure that Federal laws that enable Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies to access firearms apply equally to Tribal law enforcement agencies.
- What is the status of SB3945?
- In committee as of February 26, 2026. Latest action: Introduced in House (March 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB3945?
- Markwayne Mullin (R, SD-OK), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB3945?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3945
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