Legislation Archive

Makes noncitizens tied to criminal gangs inadmissible and deportable, with mandatory detention and Homeland Security gang designation procedures

Strengthens penalties and enforcement tools against international trade crimes affecting American industry and labor

Transfers specified Washington land to Interior to be held in trust for the Quinault Indian Nation as part of its reservation while barring gaming on that land

Places about 603.94 acres of specified California land into trust for the Pit River Tribe as part of its reservation and bars gaming on that land

Require the Department of Agriculture to study whether the Benton MacKaye Trail should be designated a national scenic trail

Authorizes and confirms a settlement resolving the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim in northern New York, including related land transfers and recognition of certain tribal lands as Indian country

Prohibits shark feeding in the U.S. exclusive economic zone off Florida except for shark harvest, certain federally funded research, and feeding found not to threaten public health or safety

Allow five unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native communities to form urban corporations, receive settlement lands, and create trusts tied to Alaska Native heritage and welfare

Revises Catawba Indian Nation membership rules by removing statutory criteria and allowing the tribe to determine its own membership

Protects lawful commerce in stone slab products by limiting certain legal claims against the industry

Places about 860 acres in Riverside County, California, into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians as protected open space with limits on use

Directs the Forest Service to transfer Crystal Reservoir property and water rights in Ouray County to the City of Ouray for public recreation, with use restrictions and a retained federal reversion interest

Transfers specified Albuquerque federal land into trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico and sets conditions for its use and ownership

Extends through FY2028 authority for planning, design, and construction of the Assiniboine and Sioux and Dry Prairie rural water systems in Montana

Amends the Marine Mammal Protection Act to permit transport, purchase, and sale of subsistence-taken Southcentral and Southeast Alaska northern sea otter pelts and related handicrafts, garments, and art

Expands public health veterinary services in tribal communities to prevent and control zoonotic diseases in Indian Health Service areas

Limit TANF-funded aid and services to families below 200% of federal poverty guidelines while tightening state fund use, anti-supplanting, and improper payment oversight

Amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to regulate fishing in marine national monuments

Extends the surveillance authorities in title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 by amending the FISA Amendments Act of 2008

Amend employment discrimination law to equalize available remedies and allow legal or equitable relief under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act comparable to Title VII

Promotes the availability of certain health care information through a newly introduced House bill referred for committee review

Establishes enhanced alert procedures for missing people with disabilities to improve disability-specific missing persons notifications

Prohibits certain reductions to MQ-9 aircraft units to preserve those military aircraft force levels

Require the Postal Service to carry out Inspector General recommendations to better identify and notify customers about undelivered and partially delivered mail routes

Establishes a pilot program to encourage employment of veterans in manufacturing positions