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Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011 (H.R. 2362)

| Posted in Committee Votes

Reporting H.R. 2362 Out of Committee (Passed 27-15. View Roll Call Vote) This bill promotes business development between Indian Tribes and Turkish entities on tribal lands that are leased or held in trust by the federal government. * For complete legislative action for the November 17, 2011 Full Committee Markup, click here.

Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Replacement Clarification Act (H.R. 2938)

| Posted in Committee Votes

Reporting H.R. 2938 Out of Committee (Passed 32-11. View Roll Call Vote) This bill amends the Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Act to prohibit gaming activities on lands that the Tohono O’odham Nation was authorized to purchase in Arizona in exchange for granting the federal government all right, title, and interest to the Gila Bend Indian Reservation. Gosar Amendment #986 –…

Natural Resources Committee Unanimously Passes Rep. Rehberg Bill to Create Jobs, Improve Local Economy for Northern Cheyenne

| Posted in Press Release

The House Natural Resources Committee today unanimously agreed to pass H.R. 1158, the Montana Mineral Conveyance Act, a vital bill for the economic development of Montana’s Northern Cheyenne Tribe. Introduced by Rep. Denny Rehberg (MT-At Large), the bill would transfer ownership of a mineral estate on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation allowing the Tribe to control the development of the…

Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act (H.R. 1408)

| Posted in Committee Votes

Reporting H.R. 1408 Out of Committee (Passed 34-10. View Roll Call Vote) This bill would allow the Sealaska Native Corporation to receive its remaining land conveyance under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 by selecting Native lands from within a designated pool of land in Southeast Alaska. Young Amendment #074 – Technical Amendment (Agreed to by Voice Vote.) Markey…