Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

Sponsored bySen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]SD· Introduced 15 January 2025

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.

2 October 2025·9 months ago

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Introduced in Senate · Updated 10 April 2025

Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. Restricted fee status refers to land that is owned by a tribe or tribal member but is subject to restrictions by the United States against alienation (i.e., sale or transfer) or encumbrance (e.g., liens, leases, or rights-of-way) by operation of law.

The bill requires the land to be held and maintained as a memorial and sacred site, as outlined by the document titled Covenant Between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and dated October 21, 2022. Further, it prohibits commercial development and gaming activity on the land.

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.
2 October 2025 · Calendars
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-71.
2 October 2025 · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-71.
2 October 2025 · Committee
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
5 March 2025 · Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
15 January 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
15 January 2025 · IntroReferral