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A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-1901| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (14)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2808
A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dec 2, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4352
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2808
    A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • December 2, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4352
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Native Americans

Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers

A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-1901| Senate 
| Updated: 5/27/2021
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2808
A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
May 27, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 27, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dec 2, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-4352
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2808
    A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.


  • May 27, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 27, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


  • December 2, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-4352
    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (14)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Mazie K. Hirono (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Jerry Moran (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Mark Kelly (Democratic)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers