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IN SCR0054

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

Carlin Yoder

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges Congress to amend Title 25 of the United States Code to make reservations and restored Indian lands within Indiana ineligible for tribal gaming under the National Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

  • Notes that states and local governments have limited jurisdiction over gaming activities on Indian lands due to the sovereign status of federally recognized tribes

  • References that Congress has provided some states with greater authority over tribal gaming than outlined in the National Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988

  • Directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to Governor Michael R. Pence and Indiana's Congressional Delegation

Legislative Description

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging Congress to amend federal law to give the State of Indiana greater authority over tribal gaming activities within its borders

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