To repeal the eighth proviso under Operation of Indian Programs of 1998 to restore Tribal sovereignty.

United States116th CongressHR-7263House of Representatives

Updated: Jul 14, 2020

Summary

This bill requires the Department of the Interior to obtain consent from, rather than merely consult with, the Cherokee Nation prior to taking any land into trust that is within the boundaries of the original Cherokee territory in Oklahoma.

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Timeline

June 18, 2020
Introduced in House
June 18, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
July 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
House of Representatives

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