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Public Law 103-435 · H.R. 4709 · 103rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 2, 1994 · Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. William Richardson (D-NM-3)

Cosponsors (1): Rep. Craig Thomas

Passage votes

  • HouseUnanimous consent
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Grants the Indian Pueblo Federal Development Corporation authority to lease Indian lands for up to 50 years.

(Sec. 2) Amends Federal law to make certain land corrections and claims settlements with respect to the Grand Ronde Reservation in Oregon.

(Sec. 3) Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept specified lands in trust for the Confederated Tribe of Siletz Indians in Oregon.

(Sec. 4) Ratifies a specified land transfer by the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo.

(Sec. 5) Amends Federal law to provide a 99-year lease for the Viejas Indian Reservation.

(Sec. 6) Makes Wind River Indian Irrigation Project funds available on a nonreimbursable basis.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the Gila River Indian Community for certain construction costs.

(Sec. 8) Amends the Indian Law Technical Amendments of 1987 to: (1) recognize the Frank's Landing Indian Community in Washington State as a self-governing dependent Indian community (but not a federally recognized Indian tribe); and (2) prohibit such Community from engaging in class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988.

(Sec. 9) Provides for the reconveyance of certain excess lands by the tSac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma to the original Indian grantors or their heirs.

(Sec. 10) Amends Federal law with respect to the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe.

(Sec. 11) Directs the Secretary to transfer certain land held in trust for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe to Lame Deer High School District No. 6, Rosebud County, Montana, for the purpose of building a public high school. Retains mineral rights for the Tribe.

(Sec. 12) Amends the American Indian Agriculture Resources Management Act to provide that the Secretary shall approve tribally-owned agricultural land leases at rates determined by the tribal governing body.

(Sec. 13) Amends the San Carlos Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 1992 to make the Act effective December 31, 1995 (rather than December 31, 1994).

(Sec. 14) Amends the Buy Indian Act to make participants in the Mentor-Protege Program eligible to qualify as a business under such Act.

(Sec. 15) Authorizes the Secretary to acquire land or other rights for the Arapaho or Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation.

(Sec. 16) Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to: (1) give priority for Indian health personnel advanced training to applicants employed by the Indian Health Service, tribes, or tribal organizations; and (2) include Masters' degrees in the nursing residency program.

(Sec. 17) Redesignates the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Indian Nation as the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation. (Similar provision previously enacted in PL 103-434.)

(Sec. 18) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reprogram judgment funds from specified Indian Claims Commission final awards.

(Sec. 19) Exempts certain Department of the Interior Indian fund activities from the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

(Sec. 20) Amends Federal law with respect to membership rolls of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians.

(Sec. 21) Amends the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Act with respect to tribal membership rolls.

(Sec. 22) Amends the Indian Self-Determination Act to provide for tribal and Federal advisory committees to ensure tribal participation in such Act's implementation.

(Sec. 23) Amends the Crow Boundary Settlement Act of 1994 with respect to investment of certain amounts in the Crow Tribal Trust.

Committees

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.

  1. Nov 2, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-435.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 24, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 7, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Richardson asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment.
  7. Oct 4, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  8. FloorFloor · The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Voice Vote.
  9. FloorFloor · Amendment SP 2614 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  10. FloorFloor · Amendment SP 2613 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  11. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
  14. Aug 17, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
  15. Aug 16, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  17. FloorFloor · Mr. Richardson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  18. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
  19. Aug 10, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
  20. Aug 4, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Native American Affairs Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  21. Jul 22, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Native American Affairs Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
  22. Jun 30, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
  23. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.