S. 279: A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-03 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-133.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-133. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed in the Senate on July 26, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) 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 the Pueblo or an Indian or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against an Indian or any Indian-owned 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 Pueblo or an Indian, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

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Official text

A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] · 1 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Jurisdiction: The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s279.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s279 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109