S. 1286 · 118th Congress · Senate

A bill to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering activities of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.

Active· Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Introduced
Apr 25, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights.

The current agreement, which was made effective by a May 2, 1980, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows an April 22, 1980, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Siletz Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon (with specified limitations regarding a new agreement).

The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the May 2, 1980, consent decree.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUL 19, 2023Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs

    Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  2. APR 25, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  3. APR 25, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Committees

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Indian Affairs Committee

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Referred: Jul 19, 2023

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Indian Affairs Committee

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Referred: Apr 25, 2023

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