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, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4352
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4]
Introduced: 2021-07-02 in the House
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights

Summary:
action_date: 2021-07-02
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.
 
Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in 
Carcieri v. Salazar, 
which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.

action_date: 2021-12-01
text: 
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.
 
Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in 
Carcieri v. Salazar, 
which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2021-12-02
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 302 - 127 (Roll no. 393). (text: CR H6732)
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 302 - 127 (Roll no. 393).(text: CR H6732)
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6836-6837)
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4352.
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6732-6735)
action_date: 2021-12-01
text: Ms. Leger Fernandez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2021-07-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
action_date: 2021-07-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2021-07-02
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-07-02
text: Introduced in House