S 676 · 112th 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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EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.(2012-05-17)
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.) Ratifies and confirms any action taken by the Secretary pursuant to such Act for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date of that action.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 676, 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
May 26, 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 7, 2011
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