HOUSE 3371118th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Last Action: 9/21/2023

Actions

2023-09-21Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2023-09-20Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2023-09-20On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4364)
2023-09-20Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: 9/18/2023 CR H4364)
2023-09-20Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4427)
2023-09-18At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Collins objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
2023-09-18DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3371.
2023-09-18Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4364-4366)
2023-09-18Mr. Collins moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2023-09-14Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 160.
2023-09-14Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-197.
2023-09-14Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 118-197.
2023-06-13Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2023-06-13Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2023-06-13Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged.

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CRS Summary

As of 2023-09-20 (53)

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law.

The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.

Cosponsors (1)

Doug LaMalfa (R-CA)

Subjects

Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
South Dakota
State and local taxation

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