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S 621 Passed a chamber

Revokes the 1937 federal charter of incorporation issued to the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota, accepting the community's own request to surrender it.

Official title: A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes.

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received 15-DEC-2025
Senate
Introduced 18-FEB-2025
Referred 18-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 05-MAR-2025
Reported 14-OCT-2025
On the calendar 14-OCT-2025
Passed 11-DEC-2025
Key points
  • Accepts the Lower Sioux Indian Community's request to surrender its charter of incorporation
  • Revokes the charter, which was issued under the Indian Reorganization Act and ratified on July 17, 1937
  • Amends no other provisions; the bill contains a single operative section
AI-generated from the Engrossed in Senate text of 11-DEC-2025 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (18-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 11-DEC-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Native Americans

Sponsor Tina Smith (D-MN) Cosponsors · 1
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1 Democrat