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Tom Cole (R-OK)

To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust.

H.R. 5257 · House bill Native Americans

A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 7 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 aims to reaffirm the trust status of specific land. It targets land taken into trust by the United States under the Act of June 18, 1934. The provision applies to land held for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. To qualify, the tribe must have been federally recognized on the date the land was taken into trust. This legislation is intended to ensure such land remains classified as trust land.

Yes· 3 of 5

  • Scored +6

    Would Native Americans be better off under this?

    The bill provides legal certainty and protection for land held in trust for Indian Tribes.

  • Scored +5

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    The bill reaffirms the trust status of land held for the benefit of Indian Tribes, supporting tribal sovereignty and land rights.

  • Scored +4

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

    The bill clarifies land status by reaffirming specific land as trust land for Indian Tribes.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.