A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-s-748
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Introduced: 2025-02-26
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: California

Federal-Indian relations

Indian lands and resources rights
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-05
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Lytton Rancheria of California. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire and take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe under the IRA. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.</p><p>A 2009 Supreme Court case, <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 Lytton Rancheria of California, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) authorizes&nbsp;Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 748 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2025 Mr. Padilla introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

1. Lytton Rancheria of California land reaffirmation (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Lytton Rancheria of California is subject to the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ) (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. ), and the Secretary of the Interior may acquire and take into trust land for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria of California pursuant to section 5 of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5108 ). (b) Land To Be made part of the reservation Land taken into trust pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— (1) part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of California; and (2) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe.