Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act
USA117th CongressHR-2208| House
| Updated: 5/13/2021
Veronica Escobar
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (2)
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Indian Affairs Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met. Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill instead prohibits the act from being construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Therefore, the bill effectively makes IGRA the controlling federal statute governing gaming activities on the tribes' land.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 116-759Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Mr. Soto moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2225-2226)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2208.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2225)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2225)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relationsGamblingTexas
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act
USA117th CongressHR-2208| House
| Updated: 5/13/2021
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met. Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill instead prohibits the act from being construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Therefore, the bill effectively makes IGRA the controlling federal statute governing gaming activities on the tribes' land.
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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 116-759Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Mr. Soto moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2225-2226)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2208.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2225)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2225)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Veronica Escobar
Democratic Representative
Texas
Cosponsors (2)
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee, Indian Affairs Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Native Americans
Related Bills
- S 117-4196: Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act
- HR 117-4502: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General Government, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2022
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsGamblingTexas