To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

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Related Senate bill: S.2387 A bill to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

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Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 21, 2014

Amends the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to enter into contracts under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act with eligible Indian tribes to carry out activities under the Land Consolidation Program.

Requires the Secretary to invest the amounts remaining in the Trust Land Consolidation Fund into public debt securities with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund.

Deems invested funds to have been used to conduct the Land Consolidation Program and for other costs associated with the Class Action Settlement Agreement.

Makes the Secretary responsible for ensuring that all payments are made to beneficiaries within one year.

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Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D–OR

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Natural Resources Committee

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Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen W. [D-HI-1]

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May 29, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
May 21, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
May 21, 2014
Introduced in House
May 21, 2014
Introduced in House

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S 2387 · A bill to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4694

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Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4694/BILLS-113hr4694ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.4694, 113th Congress: To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4694

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2014-05-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4694/BILLS-113hr4694ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.4694, 113th Congress: To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4694

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2014-05-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4694/BILLS-113hr4694ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.4694, 113th Congress: To amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to contract with eligible Indian tribes to manage land buy-back programs, to require that certain amounts be deposited into interest bearing accounts, and for other purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4694

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2014-05-21.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4694/BILLS-113hr4694ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-12-03T17:03:01Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.4694 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.