[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7173 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7173
To protect the status of lands held in trust for the benefit of
federally recognized Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 11, 2020
Mr. Kennedy (for himself and Ms. Haaland) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
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A BILL
To protect the status of lands held in trust for the benefit of
federally recognized Indian Tribes, 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 ``Tribal Reservation Pandemic
Protection Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION; RETROACTIVE EFFECT.
(a) In General.--During the period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act and ending on the date that is 1 year after the
date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal action shall--
(1) revoke the status of land held in trust for the benefit
of a federally recognized Indian Tribe;
(2) revoke a reservation proclamation; or
(3) rescind a record of decision on which a trust status or
reservation proclamation described in paragraph (1) or (2), as
applicable, has been established.
(b) Retroactive Effect.--Any Federal action described in paragraph
(1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a) taken during the period beginning on
the date that is 1 year before the date of the enactment of this Act
and ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act
shall have no force or effect.
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