United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3697 (111th)
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.
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1 October 2009
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Summary
Amends the Act commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act 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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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 October 2009
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Introduced in House · EN · 1 October 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 October 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3697
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3697