S 2223 · 96th Congress · Native Americans

An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1980-01-25· Sponsored by Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]· Senate

Bill Progress

1
Introduced
Committee
Senate Vote
House
Enacted
Latest: Public Law 96-363.(1980-09-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Permits any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her lineal descendants. Permits any tribe recognized by the United States as having powers of self-government to adopt, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, their own superceding code of laws to govern the inheritance or descent and distribution of trust or restricted property within the reservation.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only