Passed on 2025-12-19
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 165
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
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Introduced 2025-01-03Topic: civil rights · land use zoningSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceWounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act This act 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 act 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.
Sponsors
- Dusty Johnson Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-22 | House roll 22 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 416 | 0 |
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | Became Public Law No: 119-61. | enact | |
| 2025-12-19 | Became Public Law No: 119-61. | enact | |
| 2025-12-19 | Signed by President. | ||
| 2025-12-19 | Signed by President. | enact | |
| 2025-12-18 | House | Presented to President. | sent to executive |
| 2025-12-18 | Presented to President. | sent to executive | |
| 2025-12-15 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-12-11 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8685) | |
| 2025-12-11 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-10-02 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 177. | |
| 2025-10-02 | Senate | Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-72. | refer |
| 2025-10-02 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-72. | report | |
| 2025-03-05 | Senate | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2025-01-23 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2025-01-22 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 22). (text: 1/21/2025 CR H246-247) | |
| 2025-01-22 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 0 (Roll no. 22). (text: 1/21/2025 CR H246-247) | floor pass | |
| 2025-01-22 | House | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H285) | |
| 2025-01-21 | House | At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. | |
| 2025-01-21 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 165. | |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H246-248) | |
| 2025-01-21 | House | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2025-01-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-01-03 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-01-03 | Introduced in House | introduce |