HR 4147 · in committee · niche
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, allowing them to have land held in federal trust.
- The Poarch Band of Creek Indians and the Department of the Interior are affected by this change in federal law.
- The bill retroactively deems the tribe under federal jurisdiction as of 1934 and confirms previous Interior Department land trust decisions.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would retroactively applying the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band affect their sovereignty and land management compared to other federally recognized tribes?
- 02
What specific Interior Department land trust decisions from the past would be confirmed by this bill, and why does retroactive confirmation matter now?
- 03
How might this bill's provisions change the relationship between the Poarch Band and state or local governments regarding their trust lands?
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Sponsor · R-AL-3
Mike Rogers
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
15/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-06-25
Joining the bill
Dale W. Strong
R-AL-5 · original
Tom Cole
R-OK-4 · original
Pete Sessions
R-TX-17 · original
Terri A. Sewell
D-AL-7 · original
Jack Bergman
R-MI-1 · original
Sharice Davids
D-KS-3 · original
Shomari Figures
D-AL-2 · original
Trent Kelly
R-MS-1 · original
Doug LaMalfa
R-CA-1 · original
Betty McCollum
D-MN-4 · original
Gwen Moore
D-WI-4 · original
Maria Elvira Salazar
R-FL-27 · original
+ 3 more
Legislative timeline
2025-06-25 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-06-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-06-25 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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