[chamberOfAction] => House The Mashpee Wampanoag have lived on their land for more than 12,000 years, predating the U.S. government, according to the letter. The U.S. Senate companion to the measure has been placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar awaiting floor action. May 20, 2019. In 2015, the federal government declared 150 acres of land in Mashpee and 170 acres of land in Taunton as the Tribe’s initial reservation, on which the Tribe can exercise its full tribal sovereignty rights. H.R. Short title. 312, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, is a $500+ million bailout for a foreign corporation. TitlesTitles Actions OverviewActions Overview All ActionsAll Actions CosponsorsCosponsors CommitteesCommittees Related BillsRelated Bills SubjectsSubjects Latest SummaryLatest Summary All SummariesAll Summaries, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act. ( ), Blog – In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress, Senate - 03/22/2018 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. H. Rept. 948; January 8, 2016) is reaffirmed as trust land and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking that land into trust are ratified and confirmed. A growing number of Democrats and Republicans are signing on to H.R.5244, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, a companion to the Senate measure. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act. Calendar No. [description] => Introduced Received; read the first time. But the House of Representatives uses “Aye” and … Earlier this year the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. H.R. (. Reg. The vote, 275-146, brought Democrats and Republicans together as numerous Republicans broke ranks and opposed President Trump’s … ), Array H.R. [description] => Passed House H.R. Array 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act to prevent these tribal lands from being taken out of trust. This was a vote to pass H.R. Introduced in Senate (03/22/2018) Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act. (text: CR H3817) Similar legislation has not been introduced to the Senate yet. In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed. If the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act does pass the House, it still faces an uphill battle. 312, The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, protects the Mashpee from exactly this type of action. We are asking for signatures in support of this legislation. On Passage of the Bill in the House. The House was set to vote Wednesday on the bill – known as the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act - that would guarantee the tribe… The taking of land into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts as described in the final Notice of Reservation Proclamation (81 Fed. In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending … In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress. Indianz.Com Audio: Littlefield v Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe - 1st Circuit Court of Appeals - February 5, 2020 Though further appeals are possible, the fight will continue in the political sphere, Cromwell noted. 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act to prevent these tribal lands from being taken out of trust. [chamberOfAction] => Senate 92. 375 applies the protections of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act to tribes which have been federally recognized since 1934. Earlier this year the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts. S. 2628 (115th). The Senate bill, is also called the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, and was introduced in … View text, Click the check-box to add or remove the section, click the text link to scroll to that section. This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts. Here are the steps for Status of Legislation: There is 1 version of this bill. The latest decision is a blow to Tribal sovereignty and undermines the future and sustainability of the tribal nation. 312, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act, is a $500+ million bailout for a foreign corporation. 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