Jun 24, 2008
11:19AM
Summary of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 2176 - To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.
Listed in Alphabetical Order
June 24, 2008 2:24 PM
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#1 |
Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking land into trust for the benefit of an Indian Tribe or any member of an Indian Tribe, without Congressional action. |
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#5 |
(WITHDRAWN) Amends the federal tribal acknowledgment procedure so that the Secretary of the Interior would be required to notify units of local governments when a Native American group within 25 miles files a petition. In addition, the amendment prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking land into trust for the benefit of an Indian Tribes or any member of an Indian Tribe, without Congressional action. |
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#2 |
(WITHDRAWN) Deletes the sections of the bill that allow gaming the claimed lands. |
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#3 |
(WITHDRAWN) Adds to the bill the existing process for approval of an Indian casino, as established under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). |
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#4 |
Modifies the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to prohibit gaming in Carter Lake, Iowa. |