A bill to hold a parcel of land in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe.
Public Law 98-25 · S. 304 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on May 2, 1983 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides for the designation of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon as the beneficiary of a specified public domain allotment.
Provides that all interests in public domain allotments in Harney County, Oregon, held by Indian allottees who die intestate and without heirs, shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and added to the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation.
Amends the Act of November 24, 1942 to increase from $2,000 to $50,000 the upper threshold value of certain land interests of intestate Indians without heirs which will escheat to the United States as trustee. (Estates valued below the threshold are held for needy Indians designated by the Secretary of the Interior; those above the threshold are held for whichever Indians Congress chooses to designate.)
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- May 2, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-25.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 21, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 19, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Feb 24, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Feb 23, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jan 31, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.