Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act
Latest action · Mar 1, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
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 1, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act
This bill addresses tribal interests in the disposal and management of public land.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the federal government from disposing of public land or National Forest System land unless the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines, through consultation with any interested Indian tribe, that such disposal would not impact the rights and interests of any interested tribe and would not impair access to a reservation.
Interested Indian tribe means an Indian tribe with (1) historic, precontact, cultural, or religious connection to a cultural site located on the tract of public land; (2) a former reservation located on the tract of public land; or (3) treaty rights or other reserved rights associated with the tract of public land.
Interior and USDA must, prior to conducting a sale of a tract of public land, notify all tribes of the availability of land for sale. Further, Interior and USDA must sell the tract of land to an interested Indian tribe that submits a bid at fair market value. Land acquired by an interested tribe shall be taken into trust by Interior for the benefit of the tribe.
Additionally, the bill revises various public land provisions, including to add the interests of tribes to the list of considerations for land exchanges.
The bill also requires each public land advisory board to include at least one representative of an interested Indian tribe.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 7, 2023 to Jun 3, 2024.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Nov 14, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Dec 12, 2023 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jun 3, 2024 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Forestry.
- Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
- Nov 1, 2023Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3186 | Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2023 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2023Introduced in House
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