[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3957]
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  SA 6686. Mrs. BRITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1__. 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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