S. 105 Senate Native Americans
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
STAGE 3 OF 8 — CALENDARS AND SCHEDULING
Currently in the Senate. Last action: placed on senate legislative calendar under general orders. calendar no. 176 on Oct 2, 2025.
- Senate Introduced in Senate Jan 15, 2025
- Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Jan 15, 2025
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Mar 5, 2025
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-71. Oct 2, 2025
- Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176. Oct 2, 2025
Cosponsors
1
Subjects
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation
Committees
- Indian Affairs Committee
- Reported By , Oct 2, 2025
- Markup By , Mar 5, 2025
- Referred To , Jan 15, 2025
Summary
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law. The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.
Summary as of: Introduced in Senate
Comments · 0
Please log in to post a comment.
Loading comments...