H.R. 5198: To clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-30 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands.

Plain summary

Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified Federal offense that is committed by or against such a member or entity or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the State of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a federally recognized tribe, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

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Official text

To clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] · 2 cosponsors

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Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5198.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr5198 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108