S. 818: A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
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S. 818: A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-19 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-263.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-263. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on March 16, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) The Department of the Interior may accept title to any real property located within the boundaries of the original 1857 reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (comprising land within the political boundaries of Polk and Yamhill Counties, Oregon), if such real property is transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the tribes. Interior must treat such a transfer of real property as an on-reservation trust acquisition. Gaming is prohibited on such real property, except for real property within two miles of a specified gaming facility. Real property taken into trust within the boundaries of the original reservation after September 9, 1988, must be considered part of the reservation.
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A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · 1 cosponsors
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Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] reported raising $1.9 million (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 (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s818.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>
Record fed-us-cong114-s818 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114