H.R. 3532: American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011
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H.R. 3532: American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-11-30 · Native Americans · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-11-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011
Plain summary
American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to transfer land the federal government holds in trust for a federally recognized Indian tribe to such tribe as restricted fee tribal land, subject to a restriction against alienation and taxation, after receiving the Indian tribe's request for such transfer. (Restricted fee tribal land is land to which a tribe holds legal title, but which carries legal restrictions against alienation or encumbrance.) Allows Indian tribes to lease, or grant an easement or right-of-way on, restricted fee tribal land for any period of time without the Secretary's review and approval. Gives the laws of a federally recognized Indian tribe that establish a system of land tenure governing the use of the land it holds precedence over any federal law or regulation governing the use of such land, excepting a federal restriction against its alienation and taxation.
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Official text
American Indian Empowerment Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] · 2 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Tom Cole (R-OK)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr3532.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr3532 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112