3.0.0 1457 2023-01-11T13:31:04Z 2023-01-11T13:31:04Z Senate S 2015-05-22 114 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2015-05-22T15:08:41Z Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act 114 2684 HR 2015-07-15 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2015-05-22 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2015-05-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N Native Americans Civil actions and liability Federal-Indian relations Gambling Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Land transfers Texas Native Americans 00 2015-05-22 Introduced in Senate 2015-07-31T20:51:35Z Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act

This bill amends the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to repeal the prohibition against gaming activities by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on its lands if those gaming activities are prohibited by Texas law.

The United States and the Tribe must execute and file in each applicable court a motion for dismissal of any pending claim arising out of or relating to any interest in the aboriginal lands of the Tribe.

Any claim by or on behalf of the Tribe, or any predecessor in interest or any of its members, against the United States, Texas, or any landowner, that is based on any interest in or right involving any land or natural resources regarding the aboriginal lands, is hereby extinguished.

]]> Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act Display Title Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act Introduced in Senate 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s1457is/xml/BILLS-114s1457is.xml 2015-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.