{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-165","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 165","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act"}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 119-61","introduced":"2025-01-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-01-22","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h22","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass","title":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act","result":"Passed","yea":416,"nay":0,"present":0,"not_voting":17,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll022.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"voice","date":"2025-12-11","vote":null,"how":"unanimous_consent","words":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent."}},"president":{"status":"signed","date":"2025-12-19"},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Became Public Law No: 119-61.","date":"2025-12-19"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-12-19","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This act directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law."},{"k":"p","t":"The act requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land."}],"words":140},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete the actions needed for about 40 acres at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, to be held by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in restricted fee status, and sets conditions on the land's use.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H0794E5D740EF4FD59BD02924D24023A8"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H933E8800FAF64A278C082973F3FCCC10:~:text=3.%20Land%20held%20in%20restricted%20fee%20status"}]},"core_areas":["Restricted fee status for about 40 acres at Wounded Knee, South Dakota, held by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe","Conditions on use of the land, including existing encumbrances and a bar on gaming"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Interior, not later than 365 days after enactment, to complete all actions, including documentation and minor corrections to the survey and legal description, needed for the Tribal land to be held by the Tribes in restricted fee status.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H933E8800FAF64A278C082973F3FCCC10:~:text=3.%20Land%20held%20in%20restricted%20fee%20status"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to appropriately assign each applicable private and municipal utility and service right or agreement for the Tribal land.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H933E8800FAF64A278C082973F3FCCC10:~:text=3.%20Land%20held%20in%20restricted%20fee%20status"}},{"text":"Defines restricted fee status to mean the land stays owned by the Tribes, is part of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation under the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, and cannot be transferred without the consent of Congress and the Tribes.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H0794E5D740EF4FD59BD02924D24023A8"}},{"text":"Defines restricted fee status to also mean the land is not subject to State or local taxation and is not subject to Secretary of the Interior review or approval before the Tribes use it as the October 21, 2022 Covenant allows.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H0794E5D740EF4FD59BD02924D24023A8"}},{"text":"Requires the Tribal land to be used for the purposes allowed by the document titled \"Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe\" dated October 21, 2022.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H933E8800FAF64A278C082973F3FCCC10:~:text=3.%20Land%20held%20in%20restricted%20fee%20status"}},{"text":"Provides that the Tribal land is not to be used for gaming activity under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and that it remains subject to private or municipal encumbrances, rights-of-way, easements of record and utility service agreements in effect on the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr#H933E8800FAF64A278C082973F3FCCC10:~:text=3.%20Land%20held%20in%20restricted%20fee%20status"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-12","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/165/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-165.png","v":"8ed975c7e251","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 165, 119th Congress: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act. House: 416 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 19 Dec 2025."}}