H.R. 1234: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-03-29 · Native Americans · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-03-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

Plain summary

Amends the Act commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act to apply the Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when any tribe became recognized. (This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Secretary of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Act was enacted.) Ratifies and confirms any action taken by the Secretary pursuant to such Act for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date of that action.

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Official text

To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · 30 cosponsors

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Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), William R. Keating (D-MA)

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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-112hr1234.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr1234 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112