Senate Bill 2599
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act
Active
Passed Senate on Dec 13, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2599
Congress
115
Policy Area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Primary focus of measure is natural areas (including wilderness); lands under government jurisdiction; land use practices and policies; parks, monuments, and historic sites; fisheries and marine resources; mining and minerals. Measures concerning energy supplies and production may fall under Energy policy area.
checkPassed on December 13, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7576-7577; text: CR S7577)
Summary
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation.
The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
December 13, 2018
November 28, 2018
March 22, 2018
12/19/2018
Held at the desk.
12/19/2018
Received in the House.
12/17/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/13/2018
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7576-7577; text: CR S7577)
12/13/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7576-7577; text: CR S7577)
11/28/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685.
11/28/2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with amendments. With written report No. 115-396.
09/26/2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
07/11/2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-327.
03/22/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
03/22/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
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Jan 11, 2023 1:39:57 PM