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Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act

Introduced: November 18, 2021 Introduced by: Huffman, Jared Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 30, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-679.
Dec 30, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.
Dec 8, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Dec 8, 2022
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
Dec 8, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 8, 2022
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
Sep 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Dec 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Dec 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Nov 18, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Nov 18, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act

This bill takes approximately 1,031 acres of specified lands in Siskiyou and Humboldt Counties, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe. Land taken into trust may be used for traditional and customary uses for the benefit of the tribe.

Additionally, the land taken into trust must allow for continued access by the Forest Service for managing the component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the land. The Department of Agriculture must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the tribe to establish mutual goals for the protection and enhancement of the river values of such component.

Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

What's happening now December 30, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6032: Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6032/
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"H.R. 6032: Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6032/.
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H.R. 6032, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6032/.
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