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H.R. 1409: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003

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H.R. 1409: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-20 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 512 (2003): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR1409 (2003-09-23), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003

Plain summary

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2002 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to exchange the Ravensford tract, currently in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway, for the Yellow Face tract adjacent to the Waterrock Knob Visitor Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Requires the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (Eastern Band) to deed the Yellow Face tract to the United States. Declares the Ravensford tract, upon completion of the exchange, including all improvements and appurtenances, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Eastern Band as part of the Cherokee Indian Reservation.

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Official text

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2003

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] · 12 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1409, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2002 (2003-08-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1409, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Land Exchange Act of 2002 (2003-08-27)

Cosponsors on this site

Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1409 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108