Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act

Bill: 119-hr-4147
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]
Introduced: 2025-06-25
Policy area: Native Americans
Latest action: action_date: 2025-06-25
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4147 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2025 Mr. Rogers of Alabama (for himself, Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Sessions , Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Bergman , Ms. Salazar , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Mr. Strong , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Figures , Mr. Cole , and Ms. Sewell ) 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 Parity Act . 2. Applicability of Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians (a) In general The Poarch Band of Creek Indians shall be considered now under Federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of 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. ). (b) Lands taken into trust All lands taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians before the date of enactment of this Act are reaffirmed as trust land, and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking those lands into trust under 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. ), are ratified and confirmed.