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.
Latest action · Mar 2, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 9, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to make it applicable 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.)
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2015 to Sep 7, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jan 20, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Markwayne Mullin | Jan 20, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Jan 20, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Jan 22, 2015 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Feb 3, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 10, 2015 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Feb 25, 2015 | |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Mar 16, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jan 9, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
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- Jan 9, 2015Introduced in House
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