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S. 279 (109th)
A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.
Introduced
3 February 2005
Last action
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Status
Became Public Law No: 109-133.
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9 March 2026
Summary
Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against such a member or entity or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the state of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a federally recognized tribe, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
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Documents
14 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 20 December 2005
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 20 December 2005
Public Law
summary · EN · 20 December 2005
Passed House without amendment
summary · EN · 6 December 2005
Referred in House (text)
Referred in House · EN · 27 July 2005
Referred in House (PDF)
Referred in House · EN · 27 July 2005
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 26 July 2005
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 26 July 2005
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 26 July 2005
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 February 2005
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 3 February 2005
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 3 February 2005
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/279
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/279