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H.R.733 / 116th Congress

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.

Official summary

Version 07 · Reported to House · Dec 18, 2020

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.

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Who introduced it

Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] · D–MN

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
8 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 549.

  2. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665.

  3. Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-665.

  4. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  6. Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.

  7. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Discharged.

  8. Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  9. Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

  10. Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

  11. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  12. Introduced in House

  13. Introduced in House

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