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S. 1703 (111th)
A bill 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.
Introduced
24 September 2009
Last action
5 August 2010 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
Sponsors
Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
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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Timeline
24 September 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9842)
Source: IntroReferral
24 September 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
17 December 2009
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Source: Committee
5 August 2010
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
Source: Calendars
5 August 2010
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with amendments. With written report No. 111-247.
Source: Committee
5 August 2010
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with amendments. With written report No. 111-247.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 5 August 2010 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 24 September 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1703
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/1703
- us · 111-s-1703 · source updated 5 December 2025