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US SB105

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/15/2025

Primary Sponsor

Mike Rounds

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Secretary of the Interior must complete all actions within 365 days to transfer approximately 40 acres at the Wounded Knee Massacre site to restricted fee status held jointly by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

  • Land includes surface, subsurface, and mineral estates on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, at Rural County Road 4, Wounded Knee

  • Restricted fee status means the land cannot be transferred without consent of Congress and both tribes, and is exempt from state and local taxation

  • Land use is governed by the October 21, 2022 "Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe" and gaming activities are prohibited under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act

  • Land remains subject to existing private and municipal encumbrances, rights-of-way, easements, and utility service agreements in effect at enactment

Legislative Description

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Native Americans

Last Action

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.

10/2/2025

Committee Referrals

Indian Affairs1/15/2025

Full Bill Text

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