Raúl Grijalva: “Congressman Raul Grijalva's proposed house bill titled 'Grand Canyon Centennial Protection Act,' which will enact a…”

This bill would address the long-standing inequities caused by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2009 decision in Carcieri v. Salazar.

Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.

This amendment, which I offered a version of at the markup nearly a year ago, would have addressed all the concerns. If adopted, I would be happy to support H.R. 1449. This amendment extends the timeline for the Department to determine…