S 2599
115th Congress
Senate
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Minnesota
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act
Everywhere this bill has been
11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2018
Held at the desk.
Dec 19, 2018
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 13, 2018
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7576-7577; text: CR S7577)
Dec 13, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7576-7577; text: CR S7577)
Nov 28, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.
Nov 28, 2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with amendments. With written report No. 115-396.
Sep 26, 2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jul 11, 2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-327.
Mar 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mar 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation.
The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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Held at the desk.
Committees of jurisdiction
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