United StatesInterior could acquire reservation land for Lytton Rancheria of California
The Interior Department would be allowed to acquire land for the Lytton Rancheria of California and hold it as part of the tribe’s reservation.
What it does
The Interior Department could acquire land and hold it for the Lytton Rancheria of California. That land would become part of the tribe’s reservation.
Argument forFederal landholding could help the Lytton Rancheria secure reservation land under the same general rules that apply to other tribes.
Argument againstThe land authority could leave nearby residents uncertain about future reservation boundaries because the bill names no parcels or acreage limit.
More detail
The Interior Department would be allowed to acquire land and hold it in trust, meaning the federal government holds it for the tribe. The Lytton Rancheria of California would be covered by the Indian Reorganization Act despite any other law. Land acquired this way would follow the rules that generally apply to land the federal government holds for tribes. Land would become part of the reservation when the federal government takes it into trust.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2025
- Dec 16Message on Senate action sent to the House.Latest
- Dec 16Received in the House.
- Dec 16Held at the desk.
- Dec 15Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747-8748; text: CR S8748)Passed Senate
- Oct 14Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-79.
- Oct 14Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 188.
- Mar 5Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 26Introduced in Senate
- Feb 26Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Introduced
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