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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced April 29, 2025 by John R. Curtis · Last progress April 29, 2025
Gives the State of Utah authority to hear certain civil lawsuits that involve the Shivwits Band of Paiutes when those disputes arise on or within the Band’s Indian lands. Treats contracts, leases, and similar agreements involving the Band or Band lands as "commerce" for federal jurisdictional purposes while explicitly preserving the Tribe’s sovereign immunity and its right to waive that immunity. Also amends an existing federal statute governing tribal leasing authority to add text related to the Shivwits Band of Paiutes.