HR 3371 · 118th Congress · Native Americans

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Introduced 2023-05-16· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.(2023-09-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law. The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.…

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H.R. 3371, Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Aug 24, 2023

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 13, 2023

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Cosponsors (1)

1 Republican