A bill 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.
Latest action · Aug 5, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Act commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Act was enacted.)
Makes such amendments retroactive as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act as of the date of its enactment on June 18, 1934.
Provides that this Act does not affect any law other than the Indian Reorganization Act or limit the Secretary of the Interior's authority under any federal law or regulation other than the Indian Reorganization Act.
Requires the Secretary to conduct and submit to Congress a study that: (1) describes the Carcieri decision's effect on Indian tribes and tribal land; and (2) includes a list of each affected Indian tribe and parcel of tribal land.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 24, 2009 to Nov 17, 2010; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Sep 24, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Sep 24, 2009 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Sep 24, 2009 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Sep 24, 2009 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Sep 24, 2009 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Sep 24, 2009 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Sep 24, 2009 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Aug 3, 2010 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Sep 13, 2010 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Nov 17, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2009Markup Dec 17, 2009Reported Aug 5, 2010 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with amendments. With written report No. 111-247.
- Aug 5, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
- Dec 17, 2009Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Sep 24, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Sep 24, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9842)
- Sep 24, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9842Text printed S9842 | Byron L. Dorgan D-ND | Sep 24, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 26, 2010S. 1703, A bill 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<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on December 17, 2009</p>
- Mar 26, 2010S. 1703, A bill 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 tribesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on December 17, 2009
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 111-790 | ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES AFFECTING THE NORTHWEST TRIBES84 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Aug 12, 2010 |
| Serial No. 111-41 | H.R. 3697 AND H.R. 3742, 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.77 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Nov 4, 2009 |
| S. Hrg. 111-283 | NATIVE HAWAIIAN GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT194 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Aug 6, 2009 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34521 | Carcieri v. Salazar: The Secretary of the Interior May Not Acquire Trust Land for the Narragansett Indian Tribe Under 25 U.S.C. Section 465 Because That Statute Applies to Tribes “Under Federal Jurisdiction” in 1934 Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3697 | 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. | Identical bill | Nov 4, 2009 |
| HR 3742 | 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. | Related bill | Nov 4, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 5, 2010Reported to Senate
- Sep 24, 2009Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
