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 · 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 20, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends 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.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2015 to Sep 8, 2016; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Jan 20, 2015 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jul 20, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jul 28, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 10, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Nov 16, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Sep 8, 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 20, 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 20, 2015Introduced in House
- Jan 20, 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. 9, January 20, 2015, page H430.
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 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 732 | 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. | Related bill | Mar 12, 2015 |
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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 20, 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.
