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HR 249 114th Congress House

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, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 23, 2016 Introduced by: Cole, Tom Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 9, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 9, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to make it applicable 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.)

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10 Republican 3
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 16, 2016
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2016
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 8, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Apr 27, 2015
 D
Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Apr 15, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Apr 13, 2015
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Apr 13, 2015
WALDEN, GREG
· Apr 13, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 13, 2015
Denham, Jeff
· Mar 16, 2015
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 16, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 10, 2015
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 5, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 3, 2015
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jan 20, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 249: 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, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-249/
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"H.R. 249: 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, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-249/.
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H.R. 249, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-249/.
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[H.R. 249: 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, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-249/)
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