H.R. 4147

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4147 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4147 To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2025 Mr. Rogers of Alabama (for himself, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Sessions, Mr. LaMalfa, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Bergman, Ms. Salazar, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Strong, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi, Mr. Figures, Mr. Cole, and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ 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. <all>