Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

2/8/2022, 11:15 PM

Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

This bill prohibits for one year any federal action to (1) revoke the status of land that is held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe, (2) revoke a reservation proclamation, or (3) rescind a record of decision on which a trust status or reservation proclamation was established.

The bill also nullifies any such federal action taken during the one-year period preceding the bill's enactment.

Congress
116

Number
HR - 7173

Introduced on
2020-06-11

# Amendments
0

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

6/11/2020

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and Summary

Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

This bill prohibits for one year any federal action to (1) revoke the status of land that is held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe, (2) revoke a reservation proclamation, or (3) rescind a record of decision on which a trust status or reservation proclamation was established.

The bill also nullifies any such federal action taken during the one-year period preceding the bill's enactment.

Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo protect the status of lands held in trust for the benefit of federally recognized Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

Policy Areas
Native Americans

Potential Impact
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary8/3/2020

Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

This bill prohibits for one year any federal action to (1) revoke the status of land that is held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe, (2) revoke a reservation p...


Latest Action6/30/2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.