Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act

Bill: 117-hr-2208
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]
Introduced: 2021-03-26
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Gambling

Texas
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-26
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met.</p> <p>Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill instead prohibits the act from being construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Therefore, the bill effectively makes IGRA the controlling federal statute governing gaming activities on the tribes' land.</p>

action_date: 2021-05-12
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met.</p> <p>Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill instead prohibits the act from being construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Therefore, the bill effectively makes IGRA the controlling federal statute governing gaming activities on the tribes' land.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2208 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2021 Ms. Escobar (for herself and Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act . 2. Amendment The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act ( Public Law 100–89 ; 101 Stat. 666) is amended by adding at the end the following: 301. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). .

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2208 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act . 2. Amendment The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act ( Public Law 100–89 ; 101 Stat. 666) is amended by adding at the end the following: 301. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). .

Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2208 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2021 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs AN ACT To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act . 2. Amendment The Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act ( Public Law 100–89 ; 101 Stat. 666) is amended by adding at the end the following: 301. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act ( 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). .

Passed the House of Representatives May 12, 2021. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk