US Congress Senate Bill 1703 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-1)
Status: Introduced on September 24 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-08-05 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.) Makes such amendments retroactive as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act as of the date of its enactment on June 18, 1934. Provides that this Act does not affect any law other than the Indian Reorganization Act or limit the Secretary of the Interior's authority under any federal law or regulation other than the Indian Reorganization Act. Requires the Secretary to conduct and submit to Congress a study that: (1) describes the Carcieri decision's effect on Indian tribes and tribal land; and (2) includes a list of each affected Indian tribe and parcel of tribal land.

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.

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]	Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]	Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]	Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]	Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]	Sen. George LeMieux [R-FL]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-08-05		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 515.
2010-08-05		Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with amendments. With written report No. 111-247.
2009-12-17		Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
2009-09-24		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2009-09-24		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9842)

HB3697 (Same As) 2009-11-04 - Committee Hearings Held.
HB3742 (Related) 2009-11-04 - Committee Hearings Held.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1703/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1703/BILLS-111s1703is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1703/BILLS-111s1703rs.pdf