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On the recordDecember 12, 2024
I know of no further debate on the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. If there is no further debate on the bill, the bill having been read the third time, the question is, Shall the bill pass? The bill (S. 4000) was passed as follows: S. 4000 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. LYTTON RANCHERIA OF CALIFORNIA LAND REAFFIRMATION. (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Lytton Rancheria of California is subject to the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576; 25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.), and the Secretary of the Interior may acquire and take into trust land for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria of California pursuant to section 5 of that Act (25 U.S.C. 5108). (b) Land To Be Made Part of the Reservation.--Land taken into trust pursuant to subsection (a) shall be-- (1) part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of California; and (2) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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