Bill preserves Grand Ronde tribe's 1986 hunting and fishing rights deal
In committeeH.R. 1499Latest action
Sponsor: Andrea Salinas · Representative · OR
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Official title: To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes.
119th Congress
Topics: Family & community
Introduced:
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HR 1499 keeps the 1986 Grand Ronde hunting, fishing, trapping and gathering agreement in place unless the tribe and Oregon jointly change it.
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What does this do?
HR 1499 updates the 1988 Grand Ronde Reservation Act, keeping in place a 1986 agreement between the tribe, Oregon, and the federal government on hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. The agreement stays valid unless the tribe and state jointly agree to change it, and it sets rules limiting what any future agreement can do. It also directs a federal court to review a related 1987 decree based on its facts rather than dismissing it automatically.
Who does it affect?
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, the state of Oregon, and federal courts handling related disputes.
Why does it matter?
The bill clarifies that future changes require joint agreement and cannot affect the tribe's broader rights or Oregon's ability to make separate deals with other tribes.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedFeb 21, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · Feb 21, 2025
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.