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Mike Rogers (R-AL)

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act

H.R. 4147 · House bill Native Americans

A Republican bill with 5 Democratic cosponsors · See all 15 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act," aims to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. It specifies that the tribe shall be considered "now under Federal jurisdiction" as of June 18, 1934. Additionally, the Act addresses lands taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. It reaffirms these lands as trust land. Finally, it ratifies and confirms the actions of the Secretary of the Interior regarding those lands.

Yes

  • Scored +9

    Would Native Americans be better off under this?

    The bill specifically benefits the Poarch Band of Creek Indians by reaffirming their trust land status.

  • Scored +7

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    The bill supports tribal sovereignty and land rights for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

  • Scored +5

    Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?

    The bill reaffirms trust land status for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.