Text of Senate Amendment 6686

On 2026-07-14, Senator Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6686" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6686

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 14, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3957] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6686. Mrs. BRITT submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following: SEC. 1__. APPLICABILITY OF INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT TO THE POARCH BAND OF CREEK INDIANS. (a) In General.--The Poarch Band of Creek Indians shall be considered ``now under Federal jurisdiction'' as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.). (b) Lands Taken Into Trust.--All lands taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians before the date of enactment of this Act are reaffirmed as trust land, and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking those lands into trust under the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), are ratified and confirmed. ______