Nevada Native Nations Land Act

Bill: 114-s-1436
Sponsor: Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV]
Introduced: 2015-05-21 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Nevada

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-21
text: 

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

 
This bill declares that the United States holds in trust the following lands for the benefit of:
 
 
the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, approximately 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
 
the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, approximately 82 acres of Forest Service land;
 
the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 941 acres of BLM land;
 
the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, approximately 13,434 acres of BLM land;
 
the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, approximately 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
 
the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe approximately 31,269 acres of BLM land.
 
 
The lands held for such Tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.
 
Lands held in trust under this Act shall not be eligible for Class II and class III gaming.

action_date: 2016-02-29
text: 

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of:
 
 
the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
 
the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land;
 
the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land;
 
the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land;
 
the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
 
the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 31,269 acres of BLM land.
 
 
The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.
 
(Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.

action_date: 2016-04-14
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on February 29, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
 

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

 
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of:
 
 
the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
 
the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land;
 
the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land;
 
the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land;
 
the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
 
the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe 31,269 acres of BLM land.
 
 
The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.
 
(Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-04-15
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2016-04-15
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2016-04-15
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2105-2106; text of committee substitute as amended: CR S2106)
action_date: 2016-04-14
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2105-2106; text of committee substitute as amended: CR S2106)
action_date: 2016-02-29
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 377.
action_date: 2016-02-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-216.
action_date: 2016-02-29
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-216.
action_date: 2015-10-21
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2015-10-07
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-260.
action_date: 2015-05-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3242-3243)
action_date: 2015-05-21
text: Introduced in Senate