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A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-2808| Senate 
| Updated: 11/7/2019
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (11)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Department of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted.
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May 16, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-375
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Nov 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  • May 16, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-375
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • November 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 116-375: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers

A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

USA116th CongressS-2808| Senate 
| Updated: 11/7/2019
This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Department of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted.
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Timeline
May 16, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-375
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Nov 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Nov 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  • May 16, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-375
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • November 7, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 7, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (11)
Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Tom Udall (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 116-375: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers