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H.R. 4147

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4147, the Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 25, 2025 by Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R) with 15 co-sponsors. It was referred to Natural Resources, and last saw action on Jun 25, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 4147 has 15 co-sponsors.

hb4147/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4147 IH: Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-25
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4147  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 25, 2025   Mr. Rogers of Alabama  (for himself,  Ms. Davids of Kansas ,  Mr. Sessions ,  Mr. LaMalfa ,  Ms. McCollum ,  Mr. Bergman ,  Ms. Salazar ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,  Mr. Strong ,  Mr. Kelly of Mississippi ,  Mr. Figures ,  Mr. Cole , and  Ms. Sewell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Natural Resources    A BILL
To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act  .
2.
Applicability of Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians
(a)
In general
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians shall be considered  now under Federal jurisdiction  as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the  Indian Reorganization Act ) (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576;  25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. ).
(b)
Lands taken into trust
All lands taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians before the date of enactment of this Act are reaffirmed as trust land, and the actions of the Secretary of the Interior in taking those lands into trust under the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the  Indian Reorganization Act ) (48 Stat. 984, chapter 576;  25 U.S.C. 5101 et seq. ), are ratified and confirmed.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-06-25
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jun 25, 2025

hb4147/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/25/2025)

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act

This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Additionally, the bill reaffirms previous decisions by the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for the tribe under the IRA.

A 2009 Supreme Court case, Carcieri v. Salazar, decided that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the IRA was enacted in 1934. This bill (1) affirms the applicability of the IRA to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, thereby deeming the tribe to be under federal jurisdiction as of June 18, 1934, for purposes of the IRA; and (2) reaffirms prior decisions by Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike D. Rogers (R) sponsors H.R. 4147, and 15 members have co-sponsored it, 12 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4147 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jun 25, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4147 has taken 2 actions since Jun 25, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 25, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Natural Resources Committee

Votes

H.R. 4147 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4147, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 4147 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act — Display Title
  • Poarch Band of Creek Indians Parity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 4147 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Indian/Native American Affairs.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
TRIBAL COUNCIL POARCH CREEK INDIANSNative American Tribal CouncilAlabama13$120K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
LAVENDER CONSULTANTS13$120K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
LARRY LAVENDER113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
TRIBAL COUNCIL POARCH CREEK INDIANSLAVENDER CONSULTANTS2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Termina…
TRIBAL COUNCIL POARCH CREEK INDIANSLAVENDER CONSULTANTS2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
TRIBAL COUNCIL POARCH CREEK INDIANSLAVENDER CONSULTANTS2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4147 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4147’s is Native Americans.

hr4147/policy-areas.txt
Native AmericansAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4147, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)][House][Pages H2970-H2971]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:H.R. 4147.[[Page H2971]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 3 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com