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S 2912 116th Congress Senate Native Americans Arizona Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers

Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act

Introduced: November 20, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.
Sep 24, 2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-270.
Jul 29, 2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 24, 2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 116-338.
Nov 20, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take the 55.3 acres of land of the Blackwater Trading Post in Pinal County, Arizona, which is bordered and owned by the Gila River Indian Community, into trust for the benefit of the community after it (1) conveys to Interior all of its interest in such land, and (2) submits a request for Interior to take such land into trust for it.

The land that is taken into trust shall be treated as part of the community's reservation.

The bill prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 557.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3160 Identical bill Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Dec 17, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2912: Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2912/
MLA
"S. 2912: Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2912/.
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S. 2912, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2912/.
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