Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands Act

Bill: 118-hr-6180
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Carl, Jerry L. [R-AL-1]
Introduced: 2023-11-02
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Alabama

Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights
Latest action: action_date: 2024-06-26
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-11-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands Act</strong></p><p>This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Additionally, the bill reaffirms previous decisions by the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe under the IRA.</p><p>A 2009 Supreme Court case,&nbsp;<em>Carcieri v. Salazar,</em> decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) reaffirms prior decisions by Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6180 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2023 Mr. Carl (for himself, Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Ms. Sewell , Mr. Cole , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , and Mr. Strong ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Lands Act . 2. Applicability of Indian Reorganization Act (a) In general For the purposes of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. ), the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is deemed to be a recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction. (b) Lands taken into trust All lands taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians prior to the date of enactment of this section are reaffirmed as trust land, and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking such lands into trust under the Indian Reorganization Act are ratified and confirmed. (c) Effective Date This section shall take effect as if enacted on June 18, 1934, and shall apply to all claims, including claims challenging the validity of title or the effectiveness of any action of the Secretary acquiring and taking land described in subsection (a) into trust, that are pending on the date of enactment of this section, or that are filed on or after that date.