S105Reported by Committee
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-01-15
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Mike Rounds
Republican · SD · Senator
Votes with party: 75.6% (850 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$4,000k
Full profile: /officials/R000605
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (1)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Latest Action
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
2025-10-02
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsReported By · 2025-10-02
Previously
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsMarkup By · 2025-03-05
- Senate Committee on Indian AffairsReferred To · 2025-01-15
Plain-English 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.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Native Americans
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