Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act responds to the Supreme Court's 2022 decision involving the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe. The findings explain that those two Texas Tribes have overlapping gaming language under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and their Restoration Act, unlike more than 200 Tribes regulated under IGRA in 28 states. The operative amendment adds a rule of construction to the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act stating that IGRA fully applies to gaming activities on the Indian lands of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe. It strikes sections 107 and 207 of the Restoration Act, eliminating redundant or conflicting gaming provisions. The practical effect is to move their gaming regulation into the same form and manner as other Indian gaming regulated under IGRA.
Who Benefits and How
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo benefits from a clearer IGRA regulatory framework for gaming on its Indian lands. Alabama-Coushatta Tribe benefits from the same clarification for its gaming operations. Tribal gaming regulators benefit from eliminating overlapping Restoration Act language. Tribal economic development programs benefit if gaming regulation becomes more predictable.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Texas state officials lose Restoration Act language that could be used to regulate or limit tribal gaming differently. National Indian Gaming Commission staff must regulate the affected gaming under IGRA. Tribal gaming operators must comply with IGRA as the controlling framework. Federal courts may need to apply the new rule of construction in future disputes.
Key Provisions
- Requires IGRA to apply fully to gaming on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian lands.
- Requires IGRA to apply fully to gaming on Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Indian lands.
- Repeals Restoration Act sections 107 and 207.
- Amends the Restoration Act to eliminate redundant gaming regulatory language for the two Texas Tribes.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Makes the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act fully applicable to gaming on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe lands, removes redundant Restoration Act gaming sections, and places those two Texas Tribes under the same tribal gaming regulatory framework as other federally regulated Indian gaming.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Gaming, Regulation
Primary Purpose
Makes the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act fully applicable to gaming on Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe lands, removes redundant Restoration Act gaming sections, and places those two Texas Tribes under the same tribal gaming regulatory framework as other federally regulated Indian gaming.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
- Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
- Tribal gaming regulators
- Tribal economic development programs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Texas state officials
- National Indian Gaming Commission staff
- Tribal gaming operators
- Federal courts
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Luttrell (for himself, Ms. Escobar, and Mr. Babin) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
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