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 · May 17, 2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
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.
- IntroducedMar 30, 2011
- 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.)
Ratifies and confirms any action taken by the Secretary pursuant to such Act for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date of that action.
Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the effects of Carcieri v. Salazar, including a list, which is to be published, of each tribe and parcel of tribal land affected by that decision.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2011 to Sep 14, 2011; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Al Franken | Original | Mar 30, 2011 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Mar 30, 2011 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Mar 30, 2011 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Mar 30, 2011 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Mar 30, 2011 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Mar 30, 2011 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Mar 30, 2011 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Mar 31, 2011 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 14, 2011 |
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 Mar 30, 2011Markup Apr 7, 2011Reported May 17, 2012 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 17, 2012Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka with an amendment. With written report No. 112-166. Additional views filed.
- May 17, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
- Apr 7, 2011Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- Mar 30, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Mar 30, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1984)
- Mar 30, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1984-1985)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S6878 | Harry Reid D-NV | Nov 26, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1984Text printed S1984 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI (text) | Mar 30, 2011 |
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 estimate
- May 26, 2011S. 676, 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 April 7, 2011
Printed hearings 7
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. 112-710 | ADDRESSING THE COSTLY ADMINISTRATIVE BURDENS AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF THE CARCIERI AND PATCHAK DECISIONS41 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Sep 13, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-620 | DEFICIT REDUCTION AND JOB CREATION: REGULATORY REFORM IN INDIAN COUNTRY75 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Dec 1, 2011 |
| S. Hrg. 112-423 | INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE IN NATIVE COMMUNITIES: EQUAL ACCESS TO E- COMMERCE, JOBS AND THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE115 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Oct 6, 2011 |
| S. Hrg. 112-434 | TRIBAL LAW AND ORDER ACT ONE YEAR LATER: HAVE WE IMPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY AND JUSTICE THROUGHOUT INDIAN COUNTRY?77 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Sep 22, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-48 | H.R. 1291, H.R. 1234 AND H.R. 142188 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Jul 12, 2011 |
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 1234 | 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 | Jul 12, 2011 |
| HR 1291 | 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. | Related bill | Jul 12, 2011 |
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.
- May 17, 2012Reported to Senate
- Mar 30, 2011Introduced 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.
