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HR 5486 114th Congress House

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act

Official title: To reaffirm that certain land has been taken into trust for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 21, 2016 See on congress.gov
Native Americans AlabamaFloridaIndian lands and resources rights
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Jun 21, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 15, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 15, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 21, 2016

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act

This bill reaffirms as trust land specified land taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, including land in Escambia County, Florida, and Monroe, Escambia, and Montgomery Counties in Alabama.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Jul 14, 2016
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 6, 2016
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 21, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 15, 2016
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jun 15, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5486: Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5486/
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"H.R. 5486: Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5486/.
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H.R. 5486, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5486/.
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