S 277
118th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
California
Federal-Indian relations
Gambling
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023
Introduced: February 7, 2023
Introduced by:
Padilla, Alex
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 21, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
Mar 21, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-2.
Feb 15, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S267)
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 721.12 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation.
The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 31.
Committees of jurisdiction
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