S 1703 · 111th Congress · Native Americans
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.
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.(2010-08-05)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Act commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act 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.)…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1703, 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
Mar 26, 2010<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on December 17, 2009</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 1703, 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
Mar 26, 2010Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on December 17, 2009
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (12)
11 Democrats1 Republican