H.R. 4352: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
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H.R. 4352: To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-02 · Native Americans · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 393 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4352 (2021-12-01), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.
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Official text
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · 9 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Tom Cole (R-OK), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ed Case (D-HI), Ken Calvert (R-CA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] reported raising $1.5 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 393 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4352 (2021-12-01): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Jurisdiction
- The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr4352.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr4352 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117