3.0.0 1508 2025-12-18T12:03:19Z 2025-12-18T12:03:19Z Senate S S 2025-04-29 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1508 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Hearings By (full committee) 2025-12-17T20:25:12Z Referred To 2025-04-29T18:21:52Z 119 3073 HR 2025-05-20 Subcommittee Hearings Held Identical bill CRS 2025-12-17 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Committee 2025-04-29 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2025-04-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001114 Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] John Curtis R UT N Native Americans Federal-Indian relations 2025-06-26T17:28:01Z Indian lands and resources rights 2025-06-26T17:28:01Z Jurisdiction and venue 2025-06-26T17:28:01Z Utah 2025-06-26T17:28:01Z Native Americans 2025-05-29T17:52:20Z

00 2025-04-29 Introduced in Senate 2025-08-12T15:38:04Z <p><strong>Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act</strong></p><p>This bill confers legal jurisdiction to the State of Utah over certain civil cases involving the Shivwits Band of Paiutes. It also allows the tribe to lease its land held in trust. The tribe is located in southwestern Utah.</p><p>Specifically, the bill confers jurisdiction to the State of Utah&nbsp;over any civil cause of action (1) to which the&nbsp;Shivwits Band of Paiutes is a party, and (2) that arises on or within Indian lands. Under the bill, <em>Indian lands</em> are lands of the tribe that are (1) held in trust for the benefit of the tribe, or (2) subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer).</p><p>Additionally, the bill specifies that any cause of action arising from any contract or agreement (including a lease) to which the tribe is party or that affects or arises on these Indian lands shall be deemed a civil cause of action. Therefore, this bill allows the tribe and third parties to resolve contract disputes in state court.</p><p>The bill also authorizes the tribe to lease its land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years.</p>

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