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
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.
- 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 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 17, 2015 | |
| R-AL | Bradley Byrne | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Patrick Murphy | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Apr 13, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Apr 15, 2015 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas MacArthur | Apr 27, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Apr 28, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | May 14, 2015 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | May 14, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 4, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 16, 2016 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 7, 2016 |
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 Jan 9, 2015 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 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.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 4, January 9, 2015, page H189.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34325 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
| 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 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 130 | 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. | Reintroduced Bill | Feb 10, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2015Introduced 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.
