Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act has not moved since its introduction on May 14, 2025, with one cosponsor, a Republican
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 135 words.
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Additionally, the bill reaffirms previous decisions by the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe under the IRA. A 2009 Supreme Court case, Carcieri v. Salazar, decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) reaffirms prior decisions by Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
- Committees
- Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 41 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 162 words
- Subjects
- AlabamaFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rights
- Latest action
- Sep 23, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 4147 Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act R · Introduced