Senate
Aug 26, 2014

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.

Summary

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Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when the 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 federally recognized when the...

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Introduced(3/31/14)
Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
President
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Sponsor

JT

Mr. Tester

(D) MT

Cosponsors (13)

Latest Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.

Aug 26, 2014