Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
Introduced Jan 7, 2025 by Rep. Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill specifies the structures that may be constructed with the TVA's written consent on certain lands subject to flooding. Additionally, the TVA must be compensated for lost hydropower capacity from future development of these lands.
Further, the bill specifies that the United States is not liable for loss or damage resulting from certain activities, such as the permanent flooding of adjacent lands.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Sep 23, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Feb 5, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Feb 4, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 4, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H447-448)
- Feb 4, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H447-448)
- Feb 4, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 226.
- Feb 4, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H447-449)
- Feb 4, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 7, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House