Senate
Aug 26, 2014A 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
Official
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...
Bill Progress
Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(3/31/14)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
JT
Mr. Tester
(D) MT
Cosponsors (13)
Latest Action
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
Aug 26, 2014