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Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

USA118th CongressS-2088| Senate 
| Updated: 8/1/2024
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (1)
John Thune (Republican)

Indian Affairs 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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Timeline
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jul 19, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-170.
Sep 21, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3371
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Nov 15, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 1, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.
Aug 1, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
  • June 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • July 19, 2023
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-170.


  • September 21, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3371
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • November 15, 2023
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • August 1, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.


  • August 1, 2024
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.

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  • HR 118-3371: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

USA118th CongressS-2088| Senate 
| Updated: 8/1/2024
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
Jun 21, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jun 21, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jul 19, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-170.
Sep 21, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3371
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Nov 15, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Aug 1, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.
Aug 1, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
  • June 21, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 21, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • July 19, 2023
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-170.


  • September 21, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3371
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • November 15, 2023
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.


  • August 1, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.


  • August 1, 2024
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds

Republican Senator

South Dakota

Cosponsors (1)
John Thune (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3371: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation