Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

119 HR 165 EH: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 165

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.

2.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Restricted fee statusThe term restricted fee status means a status in which the Tribal land— (A)shall continue to be owned by the Tribes; (B)shall be part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and expressly made subject to the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Oglala Sioux Tribe; (C)shall not be transferred without the consent of Congress and the Tribes; (D)shall not be subject to taxation by a State or local government; and (E)shall not be subject to any provision of law providing for the review or approval by the Secretary of the Interior before the Tribes may use the land for any purpose as allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, directly, or through agreement with another party. (2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3)Tribal landThe term Tribal land means the approximately 40 acres (including the surface and subsurface estate, and mineral estate, and any and all improvements, structures, and personal property on those acres) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, at Rural County Road 4, Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and generally depicted as Area of Interest on the map entitled Wounded Knee Sacred Site and Memorial Land and dated October 26, 2022, which is a segment of the December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee Massacre site. (4)TribesThe term Tribes means the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, both tribes being among the constituent tribes of the Great Sioux Nation and signatories to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 between the United States of America and the Great Sioux Nation, 15 Stat. 635.

3.Land held in restricted fee status by the Tribes (a)Action by secretaryNot later than 365 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1)complete all actions, including documentation and minor corrections to the survey and legal description of Tribal land, necessary for the Tribal land to be held by the Tribes in restricted fee status; and (2)appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement with regard to the Tribal land. (b)Conditions (1)Federal laws relating to Indian landExcept as otherwise provided in this Act, the Tribal land shall be subject to Federal laws relating to Indian country, as defined by section 1151 of title 18, United States Code and protected by the restriction against alienation in section 177 of title 25, United States Code. (2)Use of landThe Tribal land shall be used for the purposes allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. (3)Encumbrances and agreementsThe Tribal land shall remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (4)GamingPursuant to the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, the Tribal land shall not be used for gaming activity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Passed the House of Representatives January 22, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.

HR 165 ENR: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First SessionBegun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five H. R. 165 AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.

1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.

2.DefinitionsIn this Act: (1)Restricted fee statusThe term restricted fee status means a status in which the Tribal land— (A)shall continue to be owned by the Tribes; (B)shall be part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and expressly made subject to the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Oglala Sioux Tribe; (C)shall not be transferred without the consent of Congress and the Tribes; (D)shall not be subject to taxation by a State or local government; and (E)shall not be subject to any provision of law providing for the review or approval by the Secretary of the Interior before the Tribes may use the land for any purpose as allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, directly, or through agreement with another party. (2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3)Tribal landThe term Tribal land means the approximately 40 acres (including the surface and subsurface estate, and mineral estate, and any and all improvements, structures, and personal property on those acres) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, at Rural County Road 4, Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and generally depicted as Area of Interest on the map entitled Wounded Knee Sacred Site and Memorial Land and dated October 26, 2022, which is a segment of the December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee Massacre site. (4)TribesThe term Tribes means the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, both tribes being among the constituent tribes of the Great Sioux Nation and signatories to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 between the United States of America and the Great Sioux Nation, 15 Stat. 635.

3.Land held in restricted fee status by the Tribes (a)Action by secretaryNot later than 365 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1)complete all actions, including documentation and minor corrections to the survey and legal description of Tribal land, necessary for the Tribal land to be held by the Tribes in restricted fee status; and (2)appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement with regard to the Tribal land. (b)Conditions (1)Federal laws relating to Indian landExcept as otherwise provided in this Act, the Tribal land shall be subject to Federal laws relating to Indian country, as defined by section 1151 of title 18, United States Code and protected by the restriction against alienation in section 177 of title 25, United States Code. (2)Use of landThe Tribal land shall be used for the purposes allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. (3)Encumbrances and agreementsThe Tribal land shall remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (4)GamingPursuant to the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, the Tribal land shall not be used for gaming activity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.). Speaker of the House of Representatives.Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

119 HR 165 IH: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 165IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 3, 2025Mr. Johnson of South Dakota introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.2.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)Restricted fee statusThe term restricted fee status means a status in which the Tribal land—(A)shall continue to be owned by the Tribes;(B)shall be part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and expressly made subject to the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Oglala Sioux Tribe;(C)shall not be transferred without the consent of Congress and the Tribes; (D)shall not be subject to taxation by a State or local government; and (E)shall not be subject to any provision of law providing for the review or approval by the Secretary of the Interior before the Tribes may use the land for any purpose as allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, directly, or through agreement with another party.(2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.(3)Tribal landThe term Tribal land means the approximately 40 acres (including the surface and subsurface estate, and mineral estate, and any and all improvements, structures, and personal property on those acres) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, at Rural County Road 4, Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and generally depicted as Area of Interest on the map entitled Wounded Knee Sacred Site and Memorial Land and dated October 26, 2022, which is a segment of the December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee Massacre site.(4)TribesThe term Tribes means the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, both tribes being among the constituent tribes of the Great Sioux Nation and signatories to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 between the United States of America and the Great Sioux Nation, 15 Stat. 635.3.Land held in restricted fee status by the Tribes(a)Action by secretaryNot later than 365 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—(1)complete all actions, including documentation and minor corrections to the survey and legal description of Tribal land, necessary for the Tribal land to be held by the Tribes in restricted fee status; and(2)appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement with regard to the Tribal land.(b)Conditions(1)Federal laws relating to Indian landExcept as otherwise provided in this Act, the Tribal land shall be subject to Federal laws relating to Indian country, as defined by section 1151 of title 18, United States Code and protected by the restriction against alienation in section 177 of title 25, United States Code.(2)Use of landThe Tribal land shall be used for the purposes allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022.(3)Encumbrances and agreementsThe Tribal land shall remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.(4)GamingPursuant to the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, the Tribal land shall not be used for gaming activity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).

119 HR 165 : Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-01-23 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IIB119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 165IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 23, 2025Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian AffairsAN ACTTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.2.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)Restricted fee statusThe term restricted fee status means a status in which the Tribal land—(A)shall continue to be owned by the Tribes;(B)shall be part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and expressly made subject to the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Oglala Sioux Tribe;(C)shall not be transferred without the consent of Congress and the Tribes; (D)shall not be subject to taxation by a State or local government; and (E)shall not be subject to any provision of law providing for the review or approval by the Secretary of the Interior before the Tribes may use the land for any purpose as allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, directly, or through agreement with another party.(2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.(3)Tribal landThe term Tribal land means the approximately 40 acres (including the surface and subsurface estate, and mineral estate, and any and all improvements, structures, and personal property on those acres) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, at Rural County Road 4, Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and generally depicted as Area of Interest on the map entitled Wounded Knee Sacred Site and Memorial Land and dated October 26, 2022, which is a segment of the December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee Massacre site.(4)TribesThe term Tribes means the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, both tribes being among the constituent tribes of the Great Sioux Nation and signatories to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 between the United States of America and the Great Sioux Nation, 15 Stat. 635.3.Land held in restricted fee status by the Tribes(a)Action by secretaryNot later than 365 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—(1)complete all actions, including documentation and minor corrections to the survey and legal description of Tribal land, necessary for the Tribal land to be held by the Tribes in restricted fee status; and(2)appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement with regard to the Tribal land.(b)Conditions(1)Federal laws relating to Indian landExcept as otherwise provided in this Act, the Tribal land shall be subject to Federal laws relating to Indian country, as defined by section 1151 of title 18, United States Code and protected by the restriction against alienation in section 177 of title 25, United States Code.(2)Use of landThe Tribal land shall be used for the purposes allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022.(3)Encumbrances and agreementsThe Tribal land shall remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.(4)GamingPursuant to the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, the Tribal land shall not be used for gaming activity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).Passed the House of Representatives January 22, 2025.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.

119 HR 165 RS: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-10-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IICalendar No. 177119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 165[Report No. 119–72]IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJanuary 23, 2025Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian AffairsOctober 2, 2025Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendmentAN ACTTo direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.2.DefinitionsIn this Act:(1)Restricted fee statusThe term restricted fee status means a status in which the Tribal land—(A)shall continue to be owned by the Tribes;(B)shall be part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and expressly made subject to the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Oglala Sioux Tribe;(C)shall not be transferred without the consent of Congress and the Tribes; (D)shall not be subject to taxation by a State or local government; and (E)shall not be subject to any provision of law providing for the review or approval by the Secretary of the Interior before the Tribes may use the land for any purpose as allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, directly, or through agreement with another party.(2)SecretaryThe term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior.(3)Tribal landThe term Tribal land means the approximately 40 acres (including the surface and subsurface estate, and mineral estate, and any and all improvements, structures, and personal property on those acres) on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, at Rural County Road 4, Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and generally depicted as Area of Interest on the map entitled Wounded Knee Sacred Site and Memorial Land and dated October 26, 2022, which is a segment of the December 29, 1890, Wounded Knee Massacre site.(4)TribesThe term Tribes means the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, both tribes being among the constituent tribes of the Great Sioux Nation and signatories to the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868 between the United States of America and the Great Sioux Nation, 15 Stat. 635.3.Land held in restricted fee status by the Tribes(a)Action by secretaryNot later than 365 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall—(1)complete all actions, including documentation and minor corrections to the survey and legal description of Tribal land, necessary for the Tribal land to be held by the Tribes in restricted fee status; and(2)appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement with regard to the Tribal land.(b)Conditions(1)Federal laws relating to Indian landExcept as otherwise provided in this Act, the Tribal land shall be subject to Federal laws relating to Indian country, as defined by section 1151 of title 18, United States Code and protected by the restriction against alienation in section 177 of title 25, United States Code.(2)Use of landThe Tribal land shall be used for the purposes allowed by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022.(3)Encumbrances and agreementsThe Tribal land shall remain subject to any private or municipal encumbrance, right-of-way, restriction, easement of record, or utility service agreement in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.(4)GamingPursuant to the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022, the Tribal land shall not be used for gaming activity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).October 2, 2025Reported without amendment