Nevada Native Nations Land Act became law 484 days after introduction, with cosponsors, all Republicans
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 146 words.
(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.
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 79 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,499 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersNevada
- Latest action
- Oct 7, 2016: Became Public Law No: 114-232.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 2
- 114th S. 1346 E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015 R · Introduced
- 114th S. 1436 Nevada Native Nations Land Act D · Passed one chamber