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H.R. 4033: Giving Local Communities a Voice in Tribal Gaming Act

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H.R. 4033: Giving Local Communities a Voice in Tribal Gaming Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-02-15 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-02-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Giving Local Communities a Voice in Tribal Gaming Act

Plain summary

Giving Local Communities a Voice in Tribal Gaming Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to prohibit Class III gaming from occurring under a Tribal-State Compact unless the elected governing body and elected executive officials of each political subdivision in which such gaming is to occur have approved the gaming facility. Gives each political subdivision 120 days after the Tribal-State Compact is approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the National Indian Gaming Commission or the site of the gaming facility is identified, whichever comes later, to object to the facility.

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Official text

Giving Local Communities a Voice in Tribal Gaming Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr4033 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112