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To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

H.R. 1208 Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4) In committee
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  1. Introduced Feb 27
  2. Committee Feb 27
  3. Passed House Next
  4. Passed Senate Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
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In committee, Feb 27, 2023Next: House vote
854d ago Jun 26, 2024: Subcommittee Hearings Held
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Summary

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.

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Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.

Library of Congress summary, Feb 27, 2023

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  • Introduced in HouseFeb 27, 2023

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