To authorize any Indian Tribe to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer real property to which that Indian Tribe holds fee title without the consent of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
This bill allows federally recognized tribes to lease, sell, or transfer real property they own outright (fee title) without needing federal government approval. It directly affects tribes holding land in fee simple, removing a historical requirement from the 1834 Act. The bill explicitly excludes trust lands (property held by the U.S. for tribes) and does not change existing rules for those properties. Key provisions clarify that tribes retain full control over their fee-owned land transactions while maintaining federal oversight for trust assets.
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in committee
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Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Mar 10, 2023
Last action Mar 24, 2023
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Committee
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Mar 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs .
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Mar 10, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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