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HR 5039 113th Congress House

To make technical amendments to Public Law 93-531, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2014 See on congress.gov
Native Americans ArizonaCongressional oversightGovernment trust fundsIndian lands and resources rights
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Indian social and development programsLand transfersNew Mexico
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Jul 14, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.
Jul 14, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jul 9, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 9, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires a border of any parcel of land that is transferred to or acquired by the Navajo Reservation to be within 18 miles of the trust lands of the Navajo Tribe, including the bands of the Tribe, as of January 2014.

Allows the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands anywhere within Arizona and New Mexico to be exchanged for lands within 18 miles of those trust lands.

Gives the Navajo Tribe the right to deselect not more than 757 acres of the land selected as of January 2014, whether or not such land has already been taken into trust by the Secretary of the Interior. Gives the Tribe the right to reselect land up to the amount it deselected.

Directs the Secretary to report on annual rents owed by the Navajo Tribe to the Hopi Tribe for each of the years 2001-2013.

Authorizes the Navajo Tribe to designate up to 150,000 acres within specified lands to be designated as Navajo Sovereignty Empowerment Zones. Makes inapplicable specified laws within such Zones.

Amends the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996 to set forth the rights of Navajo heads of household or their successors to relinquish an Accommodation Agreement they have entered into with the Hopi Tribe regarding their residence on Hopi lands.

Reauthorizes and revises the Navajo Rehabilitation Trust Fund. Allows for its use for the development of Navajo Sovereignty Empowerment Zones.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5039: To make technical amendments to Public Law 93-531, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5039/
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"H.R. 5039: To make technical amendments to Public Law 93-531, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5039/.
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H.R. 5039, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5039/.
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