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H.R.2606 - Stigler Act Amendments of 2018115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (Introduced 05/23/2017)
Committees: House - Natural Resources | Senate - Indian Affairs
Committee Reports: S. Rept. 115-398; H. Rept. 115-902
Latest Action: House - 12/20/2018 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.  (All Actions)
Roll Call Votes: There has been 1 roll call vote

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This bill has the status Resolving Differences

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  1. Introduced
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Resolving Differences
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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Introduced in House (05/23/2017)

Stigler Act Amendments of 2017

This bill amends the Act of August 4, 1947 (commonly known as the Stigler Act) to revise the qualifications that must be met by a person who inherits land originally allotted to members of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma (the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole tribes) for that land to remain in restricted status. When land is in restricted status, it is not subject to taxation and may not be sold or transferred without permission of the Department of the Interior.

Under current law, the restricted fee status of land allotted to the Five Tribes is maintained only if the individual holding title has at least 50% Indian blood from one of the Five Tribes. This bill removes this requirement. Thus, the restricted fee status is maintained for all lineal descendants of an original enrollee whose name appears on the membership rolls of the Five Tribes.