United States Code

25 U.S.C. § 5129

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Bills that would change it 8

  • HR 1208 To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, ... Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 563 A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian T... Amends · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 8294 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and Gener... Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 8262 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4352 To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, ... Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4502 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Agriculture, Rural Development, Energy and Water Development, Financial Services and General... Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 4372 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 375 To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, ... Amends · introduced · 116th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

The term “Indian” as used in this Act shall include all persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendants of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation, and shall further include all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood. For the purposes of this Act, Eskimos and other aboriginal peoples of Alaska shall be considered Indians. The term “tribe” wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to any Indian tribe, organized band, pueblo, or the Indians residing on one reservation. The words “adult Indians” wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to Indians who have attained the age of twenty-one years.
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