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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 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 22, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 14 Republican 1
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Oct 28, 2013
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Oct 9, 2013
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 12, 2013
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · May 8, 2013
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Apr 18, 2013
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 15, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 12, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 9, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 21, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 15, 2013
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Mar 12, 2013
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 12, 2013
Hanabusa, Colleen
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 13, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 13, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 13, 2013
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 13, 2013
Tsongas, Niki
· Feb 13, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 666: 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.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-666/
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"H.R. 666: 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.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-666/.
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H.R. 666, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-666/.
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