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On the recordMay 15, 2019
For 10 years, the Carcieri decision has caused anxiety and confusion in Indian Country, creating dangerous legal ambiguities related to Indian trust lands. Today, we can finally end all that. We can remove the ambiguity and uncertainty, and finally offer Tribal nations peace of mind that their lands are protected. Mr. Speaker, I urge swift passage of H.R. 375, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Ruiz). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) that the House suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 375. The question was taken. The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
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Raúl Grijalva
Democratic · Arizona

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