To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust.

United States119th CongressHR-5257House of Representatives
Updated: Sep 10, 2025

Summary

This legislation aims to reaffirm the trust status of certain lands previously acquired by the United States for the benefit of Indian Tribes. Specifically, it applies to land taken into trust under the authority of the Act of June 18, 1934 , also known as the Indian Reorganization Act. The reaffirmation covers lands acquired before the enactment date of this bill, with a crucial condition: the Indian Tribe for whose benefit the land was taken into trust must have been federally recognized on the exact date the land was originally placed into trust status. This measure seeks to provide legal certainty and stability for these historically designated tribal lands.

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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