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S 2188 113th Congress Senate Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights

A bill 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: March 31, 2014 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 26, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.
Aug 26, 2014
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an amendment. 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.
Mar 31, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1873)
Mar 31, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1872-1873)
Mar 31, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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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 the 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 federally recognized when the Act was enacted in 1934.) Ratifies and confirms any action taken by the Secretary pursuant to the Act for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date of the action.

Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the effects of Carcieri v. Salazar on Indian tribes and tribal land. Requires the Secretary to publish a list of each Indian tribe and parcel of tribal land affected by that decision in the Federal Register and on the Department of the Interior's website.

What's happening now August 26, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 540.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Sep 16, 2014
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 22, 2014
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jun 11, 2014
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Apr 8, 2014
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 31, 2014
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 31, 2014
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 31, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2188: A bill 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-S-2188/
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"S. 2188: A bill 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-S-2188/.
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S. 2188, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2188/.
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