HOUSE 733116th CongressPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

Last Action: 12/18/2020

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2020-12-18Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.
2020-12-18Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665.
2020-12-18Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665.
2020-09-30Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
2020-09-30Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-09-30Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
2020-09-30Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.
2019-06-05Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2019-02-08Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
2019-02-08Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
2019-01-23Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-01-23Introduced in House
2019-01-23Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2020-12-18 (07)

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation.

The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

Cosponsors (8)

Tom Cole (R-OK)
Paul Cook (R-CA)
Sharice Davids (D-KS)
Debra Haaland (D-NM)
Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
Norma Torres (D-CA)

Subjects

Congressional oversight
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Minnesota

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