,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bifa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bc1 #bjai,mr4  
,larsen of ,washington 7for himself1    
,mr4 ,cook1 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mr4 ,crdenas1  
,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 ,ms4      
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4         
,la,malfa1 ,mr4 ,mooney of ,west        
,virginia1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,mr4 ,gomez1    
,mr4 ,ruiz1 and ,mr4 ,soto7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,natural ,resources
  ,a ,,bill  ,to reaffirm that certain  
land has been taken into trust for the  
benefit of the ,samish ,indian ,nation1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,samish ,indian ,nation ,land           
,reaffirmation ,act4  #b4 ,reaffirmation
 of trust land status and actions  7a7  
,in general ,the decision dated         
,november #i1 #bjah1 and the actions    
taken by the ,bureau of ,indian ,affairs
 ,northwest ,regional ,director to      
approve the application of the ,samish  

,indian ,nation to take approximately   
#f4gj acres of land into trust as       
described in the decision for the       
benefit of the ,samish ,indian ,nation  
are ratified and confirmed4  7b7        
,application ,this ,act shall apply to  
all claims 7including claims challenging
 the validity of title or the           
effectiveness of any action of the      
,secretary acquiring and taking land    
into trust7 pending on the date of the  
enactment of this ,act or filed on or   
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7c7 ,retention of future rights  
,nothing in this ,act alters or         
diminishes the right of the ,samish     
,indian ,nation from seeking to have any
 additional land taken into trust by the
 ,united ,states for the benefit of the 
,samish ,indian ,nation4