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HR 1234 112th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights

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.

Introduced: April 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 31, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 29, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Act commonly known as 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.

What's happening now July 12, 2011

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 10
Tsongas, Niki
· Dec 13, 2011
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 2011
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2011
BECERRA, XAVIER
· Jun 21, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Jun 21, 2011
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 15, 2011
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Apr 15, 2011
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 2011
BACA, JOE
· Apr 12, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 8, 2011
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 7, 2011
REHBERG, DENNY
· Apr 5, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Apr 4, 2011
INSLEE, JAY
· Mar 31, 2011
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 31, 2011
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 31, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1234: 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.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1234/
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"H.R. 1234: 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.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1234/.
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H.R. 1234, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1234/.
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