Nevada Native Nations Land Act
Public Law 114-232 · H.R. 2733 · 114th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Oct 7, 2016 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. Mark Amodei (R-NV-2)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Cresent Hardy, Rep. Joseph Heck
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Nevada Native Nations Land Act
(Sec. 3) This bill requires the United States to hold in trust the following lands for the benefit of:
• the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, 19,094 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land;
• the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, 82 acres of Forest Service land;
• the Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, 941 acres of BLM land;
• the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, 13,434 acres of BLM land;
• the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 6,357 acres of BLM land; and
• the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, 31,269 acres of BLM land.
The lands held for these tribes shall be part of their respective reservations.
(Sec. 4) Gaming is prohibited on these lands.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
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Related bills
2 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.
S. 1346Identical bill
E-Prize Competition Pilot Program Act of 2015
S. 1436Identical billRelated bill
Nevada Native Nations Land Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 22 actions.
- Oct 7, 2016Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-232.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 3, 2016FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 2016FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 8, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Jun 7, 2016FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2733.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hardy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 12, 2016CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 371.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-487.
- Mar 16, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 15, 2016CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 15, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 1, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jun 11, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.