H.R. 2733: Nevada Native Nations Land Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-11 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-232.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-11 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-232. (final step reached)
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Official title

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on April 12, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Nevada Native Nations Land Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of: the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land; the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land; the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land; the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land; the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, 31,269 acres of BLM land. The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations. (Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.

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Official text

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2733, Nevada Native Nations Land Act (2016-03-25)

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] reported raising $525,368 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2733.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr2733 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114