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S. 105 119th Congress Senate

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Rounds Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation
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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
Introduced in Senate
Jan 15, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.

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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.

 Hearings & markups 1
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  • HR 165 Contained in public law Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
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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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