HR226Passed House
Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-07
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
Republican · TN · Representative
Votes with party: 97.7% (607 recorded votes)
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Cosponsors (0)
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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-02-05
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsReferred To · 2025-02-05
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-01-07
Plain-English Summary
Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill specifies the structures that may be constructed with the TVA's written consent on certain lands subject to flooding. Additionally, the TVA must be compensated for lost hydropower capacity from future development of these lands. Further, the bill specifies that the United States is not liable for loss or damage resulting from certain activities, such as the permanent flooding of adjacent lands. In addition, the bill outlines the TVA's continuing responsibilities, including those related to environmental remediation. Finally, the bill prohibits gaming on these lands.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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Native Americans
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