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S. 3193: Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012

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S. 3193: Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012

112th Congress · introduced 2012-05-16 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-232.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2012-05-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 628 (2012): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S3193 (2012-12-17), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-232. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 22, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012 - Amends the Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004 to revise the description of the land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians of California. States that the parcel of private, non-Indian land that is excluded from the revised description was not intended to be held in trust for the Band or considered to be part of its reservation.

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Official text

Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012

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Sponsor: Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · 2 cosponsors

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Record fed-us-cong112-s3193 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112