S. 3443 · 117th Congress

MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act

Introduced on Jan 5, 2022 by Richard C. Shelby (R-AL). Latest action (Mar 23, 2022): Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 5, 2022
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill to extend Federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Alabama
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Indian social and development programs
  • Land transfers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Jan 5, 2022). Public domain.

MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act

This bill extends federal recognition to the MOWA Band of Choctaw Indians.

The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be Washington and Mobile Counties, Alabama.

The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.

Interior must take land, not to exceed 3,223 acres, into trust for the benefit of the tribe.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Richard C. ShelbyR-ALSponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 5, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 5, 2022 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  3. Mar 23, 2022 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-360.

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  • 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
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.