This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.
Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-02 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate |
| 2021-12-01 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2021-12-01 | Vote | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 302 - 127 (Roll no. 393). (text: CR H6732) | House floor actions |
| 2021-12-01 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6836-6837) | House floor actions |
| 2021-12-01 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2021-12-01 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4352. | House floor actions |
| 2021-12-01 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6732-6735) | House floor actions |
| 2021-12-01 | Floor | Ms. Leger Fernandez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | House floor actions |
| 2021-07-24 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House committee actions |
| 2021-07-02 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2021-07-02 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |