To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust.

Bill: 119-hr-5257
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]
Introduced: 2025-09-10
Policy area: Native Americans
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5257 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 10, 2025 Mr. Cole (for himself, Ms. McCollum , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Langworthy , and Mr. Calvert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust.

1. Reaffirmation of trust status Land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 5108 ), before the date of enactment of this Act for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust is reaffirmed as trust land.