HR 131
115th Congress
House
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill reaffirms the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act before the enactment of this bill for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized when the land was taken into trust. Department of the Interior actions to take land into trust under the Indian Reorganization Act are ratified and confirmed as if the actions were taken under a law specifically authorizing or directing them.
The bill applies to all claims pending on, or filed on or after, the bill's enactment.
Land taken into trust that has been ratified and confirmed pursuant to this bill must remain Indian country.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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