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HR 5608 113th Congress House

Duckwater Shoshone Land Conveyance Act

Official title: To take certain land in the State of Nevada into trust for the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Horsford, Steven Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsGamblingIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersNevada
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Oct 9, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Sep 18, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 18, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Duckwater Shoshone Land Conveyance Act - Requires that approximately 25,977 acres of land in Nevada administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) be held in trust for the benefit of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe as part of the Tribe's reservation.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete a survey of the boundary lines to establish the boundaries of the land taken into trust.

Prohibits class II or class III gaming on such land.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5608: Duckwater Shoshone Land Conveyance Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5608/
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"H.R. 5608: Duckwater Shoshone Land Conveyance Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5608/.
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