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H.R. 5198

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To clarify issues of criminal jurisdiction within the exterior boundaries of Pueblo lands.
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Committee
Latest Action · September 30, 2004
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Congress
108th (2003–2005)
Introduced
September 30, 2004
Cosponsors (2)
0D 2R
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Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified Federal offense that is committed by or against such a member or entity or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the State of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a federally recognized tribe, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

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