A bill to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights. The current agreement, which was made effective by a May 2, 1980, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows an April 22, 1980, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Siletz Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon. The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the May 2, 1980, consent decree.

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Timeline

1. 1 November 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 November 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 February 2022

   Committee

   Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-518.

   Source: Committee

4. 6 April 2022

   Reported

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

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 1 November 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 November 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 November 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 1 November 2021

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Sponsor
• · slia00 · Other

Related records

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