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Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act

USA118th CongressS-3263| Senate 
| Updated: 6/12/2024
Katie Boyd Britt

Katie Boyd Britt

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (1)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Additionally, the bill reaffirms previous decisions by the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe under the IRA. A 2009 Supreme Court case, Carcieri v. Salazar, decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) reaffirms prior decisions by Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
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Timeline
Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Nov 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 12, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-418.
  • November 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • June 12, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-418.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6180: Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands Act
AlabamaFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rights

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act

USA118th CongressS-3263| Senate 
| Updated: 6/12/2024
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Additionally, the bill reaffirms previous decisions by the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe under the IRA. A 2009 Supreme Court case, Carcieri v. Salazar, decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) reaffirms prior decisions by Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
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Timeline
Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Nov 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 12, 2024
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-418.
  • November 9, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 9, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • June 12, 2024
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-418.
Katie Boyd Britt

Katie Boyd Britt

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (1)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 118-6180: Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rights