H.R. 7263 — To repeal the eighth proviso under Operation of Indian Programs of 1998 to restore Tribal sovereignty.

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This bill 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.

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2020-06-18
Introduced in House
2020-06-18
Introduced in House
2020-06-18
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2020-07-14
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

To repeal the eighth proviso under Operation of Indian Programs of 1998 to restore Tribal sovereignty.

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