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S. 105In committee
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
Introduced: Jan 15, 2025
Latest action date: Oct 2, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
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- 119th Congress
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- Jan 15, 2025
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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.
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Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersSouth DakotaState and local taxation
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
CalendarsSenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-71.
CommitteeLibrary of CongressCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-71.
CommitteeSenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
CommitteeSenateIntroduced in Senate
IntroReferralLibrary of CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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