,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #befd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,heinrich 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,smith1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,indian  
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure all     
federally recognized ,tribes that are   
eligible for gaming in the ,united      
,states are regulated under the ,indian 
,gaming ,regulatory ,act1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,tribal ,gaming     
,regulatory ,compliance ,act4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,in #aihg1 the ,supreme ,court    
ruled in ,california v4 ,cabazon ,band  
of ,mission ,indians that if ,california
 regulated1 rather than prohibited1     
gaming in the ,state1 then an ,indian   
,tribe could offer similar forms of     
gaming on its land4  7#b7 ,in response  
to the ,cabazon decision1 the ,indian   
,gaming ,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 

#bgja et seq47 was enacted1 which has   
since supported and promoted ,tribal    
economic development and                
self-sufficiency and continues to       
provide a regulatory structure for      
gaming on ,tribal lands4  7#c7 ,over    
#bjj ,indian ,tribes in #bh ,states are 
currently regulated under the ,indian   
,gaming ,regulatory ,act4  7#d7 ,on     
,june #ae1 #bjbb1 the ,supreme ,court   
ruled that the ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo 
and ,alabama and ,coushatta ,indian     
,tribes of ,texas ,restoration ,act     
7,public ,law #ajj-hi2 #aja ,stat4 #fff7
 allows the ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo and
 the ,alabama-,coushatta ,tribe to      
offer1 on ,tribal lands1 gaming         
activities that are not fully prohibited
 by ,texas law and without regard to any
 ,texas regulations over such gaming    
activities4  7#e7 ,as a result of the   
,supreme ,court decision1 the ,ysleta   
del ,sur ,pueblo and the                
,alabama-,coushatta ,tribe are the only 
two ,indian ,tribes in the ,united      

,states that have overlapping regulatory
 language governing their gaming        
activities 7the ,indian ,gaming         
,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et
 seq47 and the ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo 
and ,alabama and ,coushatta ,indian     
,tribes of ,texas ,restoration ,act     
7,public ,law #ajj-hi2 #aja ,stat4      
#fff774  7#f7 ,this ,act will eliminate 
any redundant regulatory language and   
ensure the ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo and 
the ,alabama-,coushatta ,tribe are      
regulated in the same form and manner as
 all other gaming by ,indian ,tribes in 
the ,united ,states4  #c4 ,amendment    
,the ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo and       
,alabama and ,coushatta ,indian ,tribes 
of ,texas ,restoration ,act 7,public    
,law #ajj-hi2 #aja ,stat4 #fff7 is      
amended-- 7#a7 by inserting after       
section #b the following3  #c4 ,rule of 
construction ,this ,act shall be        
construed to ensure the full            
applicability of the ,indian ,gaming    
,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et

 seq47 to gaming activities on ,indian  
lands of the ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo   
and ,indian lands of the                
,alabama-,coushatta ,tribe4  2  7#b7 by 
striking section #ajg2 and  7#c7 by     
striking section #bjg4