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substantiveDec 1, 2021 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 4352 — To amend the Act of June18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes

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, and for other purposes.

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.
  • House passed it on Dec 1, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea302

Democrat: 212 · Republican: 90

Nay127

Democrat: 7 · Republican: 120

Present0

Not Voting4

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 3

How each member voted (433)

Yea (302)

Nay (127)

Not Voting (4)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.