S. 748 passed the Senate 292 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the House
A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 137 words.
This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Lytton Rancheria of California. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire and take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe under the IRA. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. 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 Lytton Rancheria of California, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) authorizes 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
- 6 of 254 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in senate to engrossed in senate · 138 words
- Subjects
- CaliforniaFederal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rights
- Latest action
- Dec 16, 2025: Held at the desk.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th H.R. 10623 To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes. D · Introduced
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 118th S. 4000 A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes. D · Passed one chamber