HR 5125
109th Congress
House
Native Americans
Cost effectiveness
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-state relations
Finance and Financial Sector
Gambling
Government Operations and Politics
Indian lands
Minorities
Planning
Sports and Recreation
State laws
To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide that the Secretary of the Interior shall not approve a Tribal-State gaming compact under that Act unless the State involved has a State law providing for a gaming master plan that has been approved by the Secretary.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 19, 2006
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Apr 6, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Apr 6, 2006
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide that Class III gaming activities shall be lawful on Indian lands only if such activities are located in a state with a state law providing for a gaming master plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
Authorizes the Secretary to approve a Tribal-state compact under such Act only in such a state.
Allows the Secretary to approve a state gaming master plan only if the plan contains, at a minimum, certain specified elements.
Considers a state gaming master plan approved by the Secretary if the Secretary does not approve or disapprove it within 30 days after its submission for approval.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Committees of jurisdiction
1