A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

S 748 reaffirms that the Lytton Rancheria of California remains subject to the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of 1934, ensuring the tribe’s land and governance rights under federal law. It directly affects the Lytton Rancheria by enabling the Secretary of the Interior to acquire and hold land in trust for the tribe under Section 5 of the IRA (25 U.S.C. § 5108). The bill’s key mechanism allows the tribe to expand its reservation through land acquisitions that become part of the reservation and are managed under standard federal trust regulations. This clarifies existing legal authority without creating new requirements, focusing solely on reaffirming the tribe’s established rights under the IRA.