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HR 1144 113th Congress House

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act

Official title: To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 13, 2014 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Civil actions and liabilityFederal-Indian relationsGamblingIndian claims
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Indian lands and resources rightsIndian social and development programsLand transfersTexas
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Mar 20, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Mar 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 20, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act - Amends the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to delete a provision prohibiting the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas from conducting gaming activities on its lands if those gaming activities are prohibited by Texas.

Approves and ratifies any prior invalid transfer of land or natural resources within Texas from, by, or on behalf of the Tribe or any predecessor in interest or any of its members.

Extinguishes any aboriginal title held by the Tribe, or any predecessor in interest or any of its members, to the land or natural resources the transfer of which is approved and ratified by this Act.

Extinguishes any claim by or on behalf of the Tribe, or any predecessor in interest or any of its members, against Texas or the United States regarding the transferred or aboriginal lands or natural resources.

Requires the United States and the Tribe to execute and file with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas a motion for entry of final judgment in accordance with the terms of this Act of pending litigation regarding the government's failure to discharge its fiduciary duty to the Tribe.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Mar 12, 2014
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Jan 13, 2014
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 11, 2013
GREEN, GENE
· Mar 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1144: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1144/
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"H.R. 1144: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1144/.
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