Congress backs Bridgeport land-into-trust, Pascua Yaqui bills (12/12)
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President Obama signs Bridgeport land and Pascua Yaqui bills
Posted: Friday, December 21, 2012
President Barack Obama signed two Indian bills into law on Thursday.
H.R.2467
places approximately 39.36 acres in trust for the Bridgeport Indian
Colony of California The tribe gained federal recognition in 1974.
H.R.
3319 allows the Pascua
Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe. The
tribe gained federal recognition through an act of Congress in 1964 that limited
who could enroll.
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Congress backs Bridgeport land-into-trust, Pascua Yaqui bills (12/12)
Congress backs Bridgeport land-into-trust, Pascua Yaqui bills (12/12)
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