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Senate bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.

S. 563Introduced Feb 28, 2023Policy area: Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Tester D-MT
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 28, 2023 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

13 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 11 Democrats

2 of 13 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ben Luján (D-NM), Edward Markey (D-MA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Patty Murray (D-WA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jon Tester.

Sponsor’s state and district

Montana in Congress

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.