Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act
S 1536, the Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act, requires the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas to comply with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) for their gaming operations. This bill directly affects these two tribes, which currently operate gaming on tribal land without IGRA oversight due to a separate federal law. The key mechanism amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to explicitly state that IGRA applies to them, and repeals provisions allowing gaming outside IGRA’s framework. The bill clarifies regulatory requirements without changing existing gaming rights or creating new tribal gaming opportunities.
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Introduction
May 2023
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Introduced May 10, 2023
Last action May 10, 2023
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May 10, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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May 10, 2023
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Introduced in Senate
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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
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Martin Heinrich
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Ben Ray Luján
DDemocratic
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Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Tina Smith
DDemocratic
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