US HB7263 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Pending: House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 18 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Pending: House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of the Interior to obtain consent from, rather than merely consult with, the Cherokee Nation prior to taking any land into trust that is within the boundaries of the original Cherokee territory in Oklahoma.
Title
To repeal the eighth proviso under Operation of Indian Programs of 1998 to restore Tribal sovereignty.
Sponsors
| Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK] | Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-14 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. |
| 2020-06-18 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
| 2020-06-18 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7263/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7263/BILLS-116hr7263ih.pdf |
