[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3263 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3263

 To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the 
         Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 9, 2023

 Mrs. Britt (for herself and Mr. Tuberville) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the 
         Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT TO THE POARCH BAND 
              OF CREEK INDIANS.

    (a) In General.--The Poarch Band of Creek Indians shall be 
considered ``now under Federal jurisdiction'' as of June 18, 1934, for 
purposes of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Indian 
Reorganization Act'') (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et 
seq.).
    (b) Lands Taken Into Trust.--All lands taken into trust by the 
United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians 
before the date of enactment of this Act are reaffirmed as trust land, 
and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking those lands 
into trust under the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the 
``Indian Reorganization Act'') (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 
5101 et seq.), are ratified and confirmed.
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