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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4888
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 28, 2019Mr. Schrader (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.
1.
Grand Ronde Reservation Act amendment
Section 1(d) of Public Law 100–425 (commonly known as the Grand Ronde Reservation Act) (102 Stat. 1594) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking lands within the State of Oregon and inserting the 84 acres known as the Thompson Strip;
(2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
(2)
Gaming prohibition
Any real property obtained by the Tribes as part of a land claim settlement approved by the United States shall not be eligible, or used, for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701, et seq.) (as those terms are defined in section 4 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 2703)).
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2.
Treaty rights of federally recognized Tribes
Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed to enlarge, confirm, adjudicate, affect, or modify any treaty right of an Indian tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)).