Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
- Last Action
- 8/1/2024
Actions
- 2024-08-01Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
- 2024-08-01Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.
- 2024-08-01Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-208.
- 2023-11-15Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2023-07-19Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-170.
- 2023-06-21Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 2023-06-21Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2023-06-21 (00)
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)
- John Thune (R-SD)
Subjects
- Federal-Indian relations
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- South Dakota
- State and local taxation
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