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MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act

USA117th CongressS-3443| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2022
Richard C. Shelby

Richard C. Shelby

Republican Senator

Alabama

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians. The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be Washington and Mobile Counties, Alabama. The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior. The tribe must maintain the membership roll. Interior must take land, not to exceed 3,223 acres, into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
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Timeline
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jan 5, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mar 23, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.
  • January 5, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 5, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • March 23, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.

Native Americans

AlabamaFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLand transfers

MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act

USA117th CongressS-3443| Senate 
| Updated: 3/23/2022
MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians. The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be Washington and Mobile Counties, Alabama. The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior. The tribe must maintain the membership roll. Interior must take land, not to exceed 3,223 acres, into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
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Timeline
Jan 5, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Jan 5, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mar 23, 2022
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.
  • January 5, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 5, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • March 23, 2022
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.
Richard C. Shelby

Richard C. Shelby

Republican Senator

Alabama

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLand transfers