A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
Public Law 114-262 · S. 817 · 114th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Dec 14, 2016 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Jeff Merkley
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Siletz Tribe Indian Restoration Act to authorize the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the Siletz Tribe additional lands that lie within the original 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation and are located in Benton, Douglas, Lane, Lincoln, Tillamook, and Yamhill counties in Oregon.
Such land must be considered and evaluated as an on-reservation acquisition and become part of the tribe's reservation. (Off-reservation land acquisition requests require Interior to give greater scrutiny to the tribe's justification of the anticipated benefits from the acquisition.)
Gaming is prohibited on lands taken into trust pursuant to this Act.
Committees
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Related bills
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H.R. 3211Identical billRelated bill
To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Dec 14, 2016Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 114-262.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 8, 2016FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 6, 2016FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 817.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 18, 2016FloorFloor · Held at the desk.
- FloorFloor · Received in the House.
- Jul 15, 2016FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 14, 2016FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 2, 2016CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 380.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso without amendment. With written report No. 114-219.
- Nov 18, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Oct 7, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-260.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Mar 19, 2015CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1664; text of measure as introduced: CR S1666)
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in Senate
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Amendments
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.