,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #befd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #ca1 #bjbe,mr4   
,he9ri* 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 & ,mr4  
,lujn7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,indian ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure 
all f$]ally recogniz$ ,tribes t are     
eligible = gam+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are   
regulat$ "u ! ,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory 
,act1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,tribal ,gam+
 ,regulatory ,compliance ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,9 
#aihg1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt rul$ 9 ,cali=nia
 v4 ,cabazon ,b& ( ,mission ,indians t  
if ,cali=nia regulat$1 r ?an prohibit$1 
gam+ 9 ! ,/ate1 !n an ,indian ,tribe    
c\ld (f] simil> =ms ( gam+ on its l&4   
7#b7 ,9 response to ! ,cabazon decision1
 ! ,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory ,act 7#be  
,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq47 0 enact$1 :i*  
has s9ce support$ & promot$ ,tribal     
economic developm5t & self-suffici5cy & 
cont9ues to provide a regulatory        

/ructure = gam+ on ,tribal l&s4  7#c7   
,ov] #bjj ,indian ,tribes 9 #bh ,/ates  
are curr5tly regulat$ "u ! ,indian ,gam+
 ,regulatory ,act4  7#d7 ,on ,june #ae1 
#bjbb1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt rul$ t ! ,ysleta
 del ,sur ,pueblo & ,alabama & ,c\%atta 
,indian ,tribes ( ,texas ,re/oration    
,act 7,public ,law #ajj-hi2 #aja ,/at4  
#fff7 all[s ! ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo &
 ! ,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe to (f]1 on  
,tribal l&s1 gam+ activities t are n    
fully prohibit$ by ,texas law & )\t     
reg>d to any ,texas regulations ov] su* 
gam+ activities4  7#e7 ,z a result ( !  
,supreme ,c\rt decision1 ! ,ysleta del  
,sur ,pueblo & ! ,alabama-,c\%atta      
,tribe are ! only two ,indian ,tribes 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates t h ov]lapp+ regulatory 
language gov]n+ _! gam+ activities 7!   
,indian ,gam+ ,regulatory ,act 7#be     
,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et seq47 & ! ,ysleta del
 ,sur ,pueblo & ,alabama & ,c\%atta     
,indian ,tribes ( ,texas ,re/oration    
,act 7,public ,law #ajj-hi2 #aja ,/at4  
#fff774  7#f7 ,?is ,act w elim9ate any  

r$undant regulatory language & ensure ! 
,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo & !            
,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe are regulat$ 9 
! same =m & mann] z all o!r gam+ by     
,indian ,tribes 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #c4 
,am5dm5t ,! ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo &  
,alabama & ,c\%atta ,indian ,tribes (   
,texas ,re/oration ,act 7,public ,law   
#ajj-hi2 #aja ,/at4 #fff7 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by ins]t+ aft] section #b ! foll[+3
  #c4 ,rule ( con/ruction ,?is ,act %all
 be con/ru$ to ensure ! full            
applicability ( ! ,indian ,gam+         
,regulatory ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #bgja et
 seq47 to gam+ activities on ,indian l&s
 ( ! ,ysleta del ,sur ,pueblo & ,indian 
l&s ( ! ,alabama-,c\%atta ,tribe4  2    
7#b7 by /rik+ section #ajg2 &  7#c7 by  
/rik+ section #bjg4