US HB1991 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on May 25 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-06-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Cocopah Lands Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land in Yuma County, Arizona, into trust for the Cocopah Indian Tribe, if the Tribe transfers title of the land to the Secretary and there are no recognized environmental problems with, or adverse legal claims to, the land. Considers such land to be part of the Tribe's initial reservation. Designates Yuma County, Arizona, as the Tribe's service area for the delivery of federal services to enrolled Tribe members. Prohibits using the trust land for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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Title

Cocopah Lands Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-06-03HouseReferred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2011-05-25HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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