H.R. 4352 · 117th Congress

To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Jul 2, 2021 by Betty McCollum (D-MN-4). 9 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Dec 2, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 2, 2021
Cosponsors
9
5 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Indian lands and resources rights

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Dec 1, 2021). Public domain.

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes.

Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Betty McCollumD-MN-4Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Dec 1, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 302–127

History

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  1. Jul 2, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jul 2, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jul 24, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  5. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseMs. Leger Fernandez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6732-6735)
  7. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4352.
  8. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6836-6837)
  10. Dec 1, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 302 - 127 (Roll no. 393).(text: CR H6732)House · Roll call 393
  11. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 302 - 127 (Roll no. 393). (text: CR H6732)House · Roll call 393
  12. Dec 1, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Dec 2, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.