US Congress House Bill 215 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-10-25 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Interior, upon the request of an Indian tribe, to transfer land held in trust for the tribe to the tribe as restricted fee tribal land. (Restricted fee tribal land is land that is owned by a tribe and has restrictions against alienation and taxation.) Tribes may lease, or grant an easement or right-of-way on, restricted fee land for any period of time without Interior's review and approval. Tribal laws that establish a system of land tenure governing the use of restricted fee land have precedence over federal laws and regulations governing the use of such land, except the restriction against the land's alienation and taxation.

American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-25	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-02-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/215/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr215/BILLS-115hr215ih.pdf