H.R. 3394 · 108th Congress
To clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power.
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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 108th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.
6 cosponsors · 6 R
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States that no Indian tribe shall have jurisdiction over, or shall exercise governmental power within, any land that is not located in the same State as the reservation, trust lands, or other tribal lands that constituted the principal residence and location of that Indian tribe on the enactment of this Act, unless such land is: (1) contiguous to the lands…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Oct 29, 2003
States that no Indian tribe shall have jurisdiction over, or shall exercise governmental power within, any land that is not located in the same State as the reservation, trust lands, or other tribal lands that constituted the principal residence and location of that Indian tribe on the enactment of this Act, unless such land is: (1) contiguous to the lands that constituted the principal residence and location of the Indian tribe as of the enactment; or (2) has been taken into trust.
Provides that an Indian tribe that had no such reservation, trust lands, or other tribal lands shall not have jurisdiction over, or exercise governmental power within, any land located outside of the State in which that Indian tribe was principally located as of such enactment, until and unless land has been taken into trust on behalf of that Indian tribe.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: To clarify the lands over which Indian tribes shall have jurisdiction or exercise governmental power.
Latest action (Oct 29, 2003): Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Oct 29, 2003
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No recorded floor vote found.