H.R. 10623: To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

This bill would make clear that the Lytton Rancheria of California is covered by the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, even if any other law might suggest otherwise.

In practical terms, that means the Secretary of the Interior would be allowed to take land into trust for the tribe under the usual authority in that law. Land placed into trust under this bill would then:

• become part of the Lytton Rancheria’s reservation;
• be managed under the normal rules that apply to land the federal government holds in trust for an Indian tribe.

The bill does not itself transfer specific land. Instead, it restores or confirms the legal basis for the federal government to place land into trust for the tribe in the future.

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