Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Natural Resources Committee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to obtain consent from, rather than merely consult with, the Cherokee Nation prior to taking any land into trust that is within the boundaries of the original Cherokee territory in Oklahoma.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsOklahoma
To repeal the eighth proviso under Operation of Indian Programs of 1998 to restore Tribal sovereignty.
USA116th CongressHR-7263| House
| Updated: 7/14/2020
This bill requires the Department of the Interior to obtain consent from, rather than merely consult with, the Cherokee Nation prior to taking any land into trust that is within the boundaries of the original Cherokee territory in Oklahoma.