Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to make it applicable to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Act was enacted.)
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
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[H.R. 279 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 279
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 15, 2013
Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources
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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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AUTHORITY REAFFIRMED.
(a) Reaffirmation.--Section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934
(commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act''; 25 U.S.C. 479),
is amended--
(1) in the first sentence--
(A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting
``Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the term''; and
(B) by striking ``any recognized Indian tribe now
under Federal jurisdiction'' and inserting ``any
federally recognized Indian tribe''; and
(2) by striking the third sentence and inserting the
following: ``In said sections, the term `Indian tribe' means
any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo,
village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior
acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as
the ``Indian Reorganization Act''; 25 U.S.C. 479), on the date of
enactment of that Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
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