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A bill to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-3123| Senate 
| Updated: 4/6/2022
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights. The current agreement, which was made effective by a May 2, 1980, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows an April 22, 1980, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Siletz Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon. The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the May 2, 1980, consent decree.
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Timeline
Nov 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dec 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6345
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Feb 16, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-518.
Apr 6, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • November 1, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 1, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • December 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6345
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.


  • February 16, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-518.


  • April 6, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6345: To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.
Indian lands and resources rights

A bill to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-3123| Senate 
| Updated: 4/6/2022
This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights. The current agreement, which was made effective by a May 2, 1980, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows an April 22, 1980, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Siletz Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon. The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the May 2, 1980, consent decree.
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Timeline
Nov 1, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 1, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dec 24, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-6345
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Feb 16, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-518.
Apr 6, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  • November 1, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 1, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • December 24, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-6345
    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.


  • February 16, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-518.


  • April 6, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-6345: To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Indian lands and resources rights