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H.R. 165: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 165119th CongressNative Americans

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Sponsored by Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) · 0 active

Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-61.

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Where it standsBecame law

Became law

House: passedJan 22, 2025
Senate: passedDec 11, 2025
President: Signed into lawDec 19, 2025

0 representatives score as swing votes

Summary

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Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

This act directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Restricted fee status

refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law.

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The act requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled

Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReferred to
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · SenateReported by · Markup by · Referred to

Subjects

Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
South Dakota
State and local taxation

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Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Not applicable in the House. There is not enough similar voting history (weight 3.5 of 5.0 needed), so this input is left out of the score rather than counted as missing.

S. 3857 · Dec 18, 2024 · Roll call 1231On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassJamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 1101 · Dec 17, 2024 · Roll call 1229On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedLumbee Fairness Act
PassedShared subjects×1.0
S. 723 · Mar 4, 2026 · Roll call 441On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassTribal Trust Land Homeownership Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 504 · Jan 8, 2026 · Roll call 368Passage, Objections of the President To The Contrary NotwithstandingMiccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 663 · Sep 18, 2023 · Roll call 393On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNative American Child Protection Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

0 active

This bill has no cosponsors.

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