Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

Bill: 115-s-2628
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2018-03-22
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights

Massachusetts
Latest action: action_date: 2018-03-22
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-03-22
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act</b></p> <p>This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts.</p> <p>In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2628 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2018 Mr. Markey (for himself and Ms. Warren ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act . 2. Reaffirmation of Indian trust land (a) In general The taking of land into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts as described in the final Notice of Reservation Proclamation published at 81 Federal Register 948 (January 8, 2016) is reaffirmed as trust land, and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking that land into trust are ratified and confirmed. (b) Application Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an action (including an action pending in a Federal court as of the date of enactment of this Act) relating to the land described in subsection (a) shall not be filed or maintained in a Federal court and shall be promptly dismissed. (c) Applicability of laws All laws (including regulations) of the United States of general applicability to Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands of Indians (including the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.)), shall be applicable to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts and tribal members.