119th Congress
H.R. 226

Takes Tennessee lands into trust for Cherokee tribe

Puts the Sequoyah Museum, Chota Memorial, Tanasi Memorial, and support land in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and bans gaming there.

  • Takes the Sequoyah Museum, Chota Memorial, Tanasi Memorial, and support land in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust
  • Keeps Tennessee Valley Authority river control and development rights, including some flooding
  • Requires Tennessee Valley Authority consent for some structures and payment for lost hydropower
  • Bans gaming on the lands held in trust

Passed the House · Senate's turn

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