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117th Congress · House

Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act

Subjects: Arizona · Indian lands and resources rights · Land transfers · Native Americans

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Directs the Department of the Interior to take tribally owned lands in Pima County, Arizona.
  • House passed it on Nov 2, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act This act directs the Department of the Interior to take tribally owned lands in Pima County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the Pascua Yaqui Reservation. The act allows gaming on the land taken into trust.

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