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This bill makes clear that the Indian Reorganization Act applies to the Lytton Rancheria of California. It allows the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe, which means the federal government can hold the land for the tribe’s benefit. Any land taken into trust under this bill would become part of the tribe’s reservation and be managed under the usual rules for tribal trust land.
- It confirms that the Lytton Rancheria of California is covered by the Indian Reorganization Act, even if other laws would suggest otherwise.
- It gives the Secretary of the Interior authority to place land into trust for the tribe under that law.
- Land taken into trust under this bill must be treated as part of the tribe’s reservation.
- That land will be governed by the normal laws and regulations that apply to property the United States holds in trust for an Indian tribe.
Official Summaries
This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Lytton Rancheria of California. Additionally, the bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to acquire and take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe under the IRA. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
A 2009 Supreme Court case, Carcieri v. Salazar, decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Lytton Rancheria of California, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) authorizes Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 748
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the
Lytton Rancheria of California, 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. LYTTON RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA LAND REAFFIRMATION.
(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Lytton Rancheria of California is subject to the Act of June 18, 1934
(commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (48 Stat. 984,
chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), and the Secretary of the Interior
may acquire and take into trust land for the benefit of the Lytton
Rancheria of California pursuant to section 5 of that Act (25 U.S.C.
5108).
(b) Land To Be Made Part of the Reservation.--Land taken into trust
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be--
(1) part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of
California; and
(2) administered in accordance with the laws and
regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by
the United States for an Indian Tribe.
Passed the Senate December 15, 2025.
Attest:
Secretary.
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 748
_______________________________________________________________________
AN ACT
To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the
Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.