Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
USA118th CongressHR-3371| House
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Dusty Johnson
Republican Representative
South Dakota
Cosponsors (1)
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Indian Affairs Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law. The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-197.
Mr. Collins moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4364-4366)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3371.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Collins objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4427)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4364)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4364)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
S 118-2088Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
USA118th CongressHR-3371| House
| Updated: 9/21/2023
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law. The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-197.
Mr. Collins moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4364-4366)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3371.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Collins objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4427)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4364)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4364)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Latest Companion Bill Action
S 118-2088Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.
Dusty Johnson
Republican Representative
South Dakota
Cosponsors (1)
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Indian Affairs Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Native Americans
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation