Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act became law 350 days after introduction, with no cosponsors
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 140 words.
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act This act directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law. The act requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 129 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 839 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation
- Latest action
- Dec 19, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-61.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 105 Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act R · Reported