S 3857 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act

This bill transfers approximately 172 acres of land in San Diego County, California, held in fee simple by the Jamul Indian Village, into federal trust for the tribe's benefit. The land, described in four specific parcels totaling 172.10 acres, becomes part of the tribe's reservation and will be managed under standard federal trust regulations. The bill explicitly prohibits using this land for any class II or III gaming under federal law. This transfer directly affects the Jamul Indian Village, a federally recognized tribe, by securing their land ownership under federal trust status.

Tags: Tribal Nations

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

Nov 2024

Senate Passage

Dec 2024

House Passage

Dec 2024

Signed into Law

Dec 2024

Introduced Feb 29, 2024 Signed Dec 23, 2024

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What changed between versions

Introduced in Senate → Engrossed in Senate · 4 edits · Dec 12, 2024

MODERATE

The Engrossed version adds a new provision (subsection c) authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to accept an additional approximately 1.1 acres of land into trust for the Jamul Indian Village, contingent on the tribe conveying it to the United States. It also removes references requiring the parcels to be currently held in fee by the tribe, and expands the gaming prohibition to cover the newly added land.

SCOPE

New subsection (c) authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept title to and place into trust approximately 1.1 additional acres shown on a California Department of Fish and Wildlife map dated May 2023, if conveyed by or on behalf of the Jamul Indian Village.

The gaming prohibition (now subsection e) was expanded to cover land described in both subsections (b) and (c), ensuring the newly added 1.1 acres is also subject to the ban on class II and class III gaming.

ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement that each parcel be 'held in fee by the Jamul Indian Village of California' from the land descriptions (subsections a, b(3), and b(4)), broadening the language so it no longer conditions trust status on current fee ownership.

TECHNICAL

Section 2 heading changed from 'Land to be taken into trust' to 'Trust land for the Jamul Indian Village of California,' and subsection (a) language shifted from 'are hereby taken into trust' to 'is held in trust.'

Floor votes · House Dec 18, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Dec 23, 2024

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Dec 18, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 37 (Roll no. 513). (text: 12/17/2024 CR H7284)

lower

Dec 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6986)

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Dec 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

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Nov 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 118-247.

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Sep 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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Jul 10, 2024

Upper · Passed

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-530.

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

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1 primary · 1 co-sponsor