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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 5257

Introduced

To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust.

Sponsor
RTom Cole· Oklahoma
Introduced
September 10, 2025
Policy area
Native Americans
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.September 10, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5257 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5257

To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United 
States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an 
Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land 
was taken into trust.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 10, 2025

Mr. Cole (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. 
Huffman, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Langworthy, and Mr. Calvert) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural 
Resources

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A BILL

To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United 
States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an 
Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land 
was taken into trust.

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

SECTION 1. REAFFIRMATION OF TRUST STATUS.

Land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of 
June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 5108), before the date of enactment of this 
Act for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on 
the date that the land was taken into trust is reaffirmed as trust 
land.
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