American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 7, 2012 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedNov 30, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer land the federal government holds in trust for a federally recognized Indian tribe to such tribe as restricted fee tribal land, subject to a restriction against alienation and taxation, after receiving the Indian tribe's request for such transfer. (Restricted fee tribal land is land to which a tribe holds legal title, but which carries legal restrictions against alienation or encumbrance.)
Allows Indian tribes to lease, or grant an easement or right-of-way on, restricted fee tribal land for any period of time without the Secretary's review and approval.
Gives the laws of a federally recognized Indian tribe that establish a system of land tenure governing the use of the land it holds precedence over any federal law or regulation governing the use of such land, excepting a federal restriction against its alienation and taxation.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 30, 2011 to Feb 3, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2011 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Dec 5, 2011Hearings Feb 7, 2012 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2012Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Dec 5, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Nov 30, 2011Introduced in House
- Nov 30, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7999.
Printed hearings 1
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. 112-637 | FULFILLING THE FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY: THE FOUNDATION OF THE GOVERNMENT-TO-GOVERNMENT RELATIONSHIP155 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | May 17, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2011Introduced in House
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.
