A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes.

Bill: 119-s-621
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN]
Introduced: 2025-02-18
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

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

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-02-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill accepts the request of the Lower Sioux Indian Community (a federally recognized Indian tribe in Minnesota) to revoke the community's charter of incorporation.</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 621 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 18, 2025 Ms. Smith (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs A BILL To accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes.

1. Revocation of charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community The request of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota to surrender the charter of incorporation issued to that community and ratified on July 17, 1937, pursuant to section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ) (48 Stat. 988, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5124 ), is hereby accepted and that charter of incorporation is hereby revoked.