[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 52 (Friday, March 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1604]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    LAND BELONGING TO THE WINNEBAGO

  (Mr. FORTENBERRY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Speaker, my district in Nebraska is home to 
many Native American Tribes, including the Winnebago in the northeast 
corner of the State. And it is nestled, Madam Speaker, along the 
Missouri River Bottoms at the beginning of the great plains in a 
beautiful setting of rolling hills. This Tribal land has been an 
integral part of Nebraska's history and culture.
  But several decades ago, land belonging to the Winnebago was 
appropriated by the Army Corps of Engineers for development. In 1976, a 
Federal court found that the United States and the Corps lacked the 
authority to take this land through eminent domain.
  It is time to make this right. So the Winnebago Land Transfer Act is 
an important bill to return to the Winnebago this piece of land.
  Hunters will be able to continue to enjoy this prime spot along the 
Missouri River through the Winnebago Tribe, Wildlife, and Parks 
program.
  I am appreciative of the bipartisan effort here of our colleagues, 
Darren Soto of Florida, Sharice Davids of Kansas, as well as Randy 
Feenstra of Iowa, to once again make this right.

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