S 105 119th Congress Senate Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers South Dakota State and local taxation

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov

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Oct 2, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-71.

Oct 2, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.

Mar 5, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jan 15, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law.

The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.

What's happening now October 2, 2025

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.105, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certa…
Meeting Mar 5, 2025 · 2:30 PM EST · Indian Affairs Committee

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Indian Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors 1

Thune, John

South Dakota · Jan 15, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 105: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-105/

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"S. 105: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-105/.

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