Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 205) to amend the Act titled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases,'' approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval from the Secretary of the Interior, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 205 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2011'' or the ``HEARTH Act of 2011''. SEC. 2. APPROVAL OF, AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO, TRIBAL LEASES. The first section of the Act titled ``An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases'', approved August 9, 1955 (25 U.S.C.…
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