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H.R. 279 (113th)

To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

15 January 2013

Last action

31 January 2013 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

Sponsors

Tom Cole, Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6], Gwen Moore, Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1], Markwayne Mullin, Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2], Betty McCollum, Raul Ruiz, Lynn Jenkins, Paul Cook, Jeff Denham, David Reichert, Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM], Raúl Grijalva, Steve Stivers, Tony Cárdenas, Pete Sessions, Bradley Byrne, Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1], Michael Simpson, Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1], Rep. Negrete McLeod, Gloria [D-CA-35], Derek Kilmer, Rep. Barber, Ron [D-AZ-2], Rep. Garcia, Joe [D-FL-26], David Valadao, Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Michelle Lujan Grisham, Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Frederica Wilson, Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Ann Kuster, Mick Mulvaney, Todd Rokita

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Summary

Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to make it applicable to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Act was enacted.)

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Timeline

  1. 15 January 2013

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 January 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 15 January 2013

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 31 January 2013

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

    Source: Committee

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