RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto is helping to introduce a bill that allows the U.S. Marshals to assist in the capture of violent criminals and missing children.

She and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) introduced the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act into the Senate.

“Tribal communities need more tools to combat violent crime,”said Senator Cortez Masto . “It is both ridiculous and cruel that Tribal law enforcement can’t use the U.S. Marshals Service like any other comparable law enforcement agency would to keep their communities safe. My bipartisan bill would fix this injustice and help catch violent criminals faster.”

Cortez Masto says that U.S. Marshals are currently not authorized to help tribal law enforcement.

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