Reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

This bill says a key federal law, the Indian Reorganization Act, clearly applies to the Lytton Rancheria of California. It lets the U.S. Department of the Interior take land “into trust” for the tribe. Any land taken into trust would become part of the tribe’s reservation and be managed under the same rules as other federally held tribal lands. A 2009 Supreme Court ruling had limited this power for some tribes; this bill makes clear the law applies to this tribe so Interior can take land into trust for them.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Lytton Rancheria of California.
• What changes: Confirms the Indian Reorganization Act applies to the tribe and allows Interior to take land into trust; that land becomes part of the reservation and is managed under standard federal rules for tribal trust land.
• Why it matters: It addresses limits from a 2009 Supreme Court case by clarifying that the law applies to this tribe.