S. 477
Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sponsor
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Mar 3, 2022
- Update Date (incl. Text)
- Nov 9, 2023
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Bill Type
- S
- Bill Number
- 477
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Mar 6, 2013
- Policy Area
- Native Americans
- Is Law
- No
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Source: Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1233)
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in Senate
Source: Library of Congress
Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to place restrictions on the conduct of gaming on lands taken into trust for an Indian tribe after October 17, 1988, as part of the settlement of a land claim, initial reservation of a newly recognized tribe, or restoration of lands for a tribe that has its federal recognition restored.
Prohibits gaming on such lands, with specified exceptions, unless the Secretary of the Interior determines that the land is eligible for gaming and the tribe demonstrates: (1) a substantial, direct, modern connection to the land as of October 17, 1988; and (2) a substantial, direct, aboriginal connection to the land. (The Secretary and the state in which the gaming is proposed can still allow gaming on lands acquired for a tribe after October 17, 1988, if they concur that it is in the best interest of the tribe and its members.)
Indian Affairs Committee
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2013