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S 2041 113th Congress Senate Native Americans Idaho Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers

May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act

Introduced: February 25, 2014 Introduced by: Crapo, Mike Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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Nov 13, 2014
By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-271.
Aug 26, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 539.
Aug 26, 2014
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with amendments. Without written report.
Jun 11, 2014
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
May 7, 2014
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-509.
Feb 25, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Feb 25, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act - Repeals the Act of May 31, 1918 (authorized the Secretary of the Interior to set aside and reserve a tract of land within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho, for town-site purposes).

Gives the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value any land within the Fort Hall Townsite and offered for sale.

Directs the United States to hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes: (1) any land they owned or acquired within the Townsite before this Act's enactment, and (2) any land they owned or acquired within the Townsite on or after this Act's enactment.

Declares that, nothing in this Act affects any valid right to any land set aside or set apart under the 1918 Act.

What's happening now November 13, 2014

By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-271.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5050 Related bill May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Feb 25, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2041: May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2041/
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