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Bill114th CongressFiled Jul 23, 2015Native Americans
H.R. 3211

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

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What it doesSummary reported to house without amendment (May 11, 2016)

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon.

Such land must be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the tribe's reservation. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require Interior to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.)

Gaming is prohibited on lands taken into trust pursuant to this bill.

What just happenedMay 11, 2016

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.

Who’s behind it

Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5](D-OR)Sponsor
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  1. May 11, 2016CalendarsH12410

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 437.

  2. May 11, 2016CommitteeH12200

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-563.

    Natural Resources Committee
  3. May 11, 2016Committee5000

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-563.

    Natural Resources Committee
  4. Mar 16, 2016Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

    Natural Resources Committee
  5. Mar 16, 2016Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  6. Mar 15, 2016Committee

    Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.

    Natural Resources Committee
  7. Mar 15, 2016Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Natural Resources Committee
  8. Aug 31, 2015Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

    Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
  9. Jul 23, 2015IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Natural Resources Committee
  10. Jul 23, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

  11. Jul 23, 2015IntroReferral1000

    Introduced in House

Reported to House without amendmentMay 11, 201679

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon.

Such land must be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the tribe's reservation. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require Interior to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.)

Gaming is prohibited on lands taken into trust pursuant to this bill.

Introduced in HouseJul 23, 2015

Amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, or Yamhill County in Oregon.

Requires such land to be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the Tribe's reservation. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require Interior to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.)

Prohibits gaming on lands taken into trust pursuant to this Act.

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Trib… — Informed