S. 748
IntroducedA bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.
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12/16/2025 • House
Summary
This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Lytton Rancheria of California. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire and take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe under the IRA. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
A 2009 Supreme Court case, Carcieri v. Salazar, decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Lytton Rancheria of California, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) authorizes Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
Introduced in Senate • 2/26/2025
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Originated in the Senate
Introduced
February 26, 2025
Committee Review
March 5, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Floor Debate
December 15, 2025
Passed Chamber
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December 16, 2025
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