A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act. It was introduced in the Senate on May 14, 2025. The main purpose of the bill is to state that the Indian Reorganization Act applies to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Specifically, it considers the tribe to be under Federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934. Additionally, the bill reaffirms all lands taken into trust by the United States for the tribe before the enactment date. It also ratifies and confirms the actions of the Secretary of the Interior regarding those trust lands.
Yes
- Scored +10
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill reaffirms legal status and land trust protections for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
- Scored +10
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
The bill reaffirms trust land status for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
- Scored +5
Does this give the federal government more power?
The bill clarifies federal jurisdiction over the Poarch Band of Creek Indians via the Indian Reorganization Act.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2(a) ensures the Poarch Band of Creek Indians is considered under Federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for the purposes of the Indian Reorganization Act, which applies the benefits of that Act to the tribe.
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Section 2(b) reaffirms all lands taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians before the enactment of the Act as trust land.
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Section 2(b) ratifies and confirms the past actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking those specific lands into trust under the Indian Reorganization Act.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill reaffirms legal status and land trust protections for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — The bill reaffirms trust land status for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill clarifies federal jurisdiction over the Poarch Band of Creek Indians via the Indian Reorganization Act.
- 9/23/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- 5/14/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Tommy TubervilleRepublican · Alabama