HR 666
113th 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: February 13, 2013
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 22, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Feb 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends 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
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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