HR 8951
116th Congress
House
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020
Introduced: December 10, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Dec 10, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
American Indian Land Empowerment Act of 2020
This bill directs the Department of the Interior, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to transfer land held in trust for the tribe or land owned in fee by the tribe to the tribe as restricted fee tribal land. Restricted fee tribal land refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member and has restrictions against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) and taxation.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1