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Committee notes H.R.1240 to transfer 1,585 acres to BIA to hold in trust for Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Summary
H.R.1240, introduced by Representative Feenstra and previously passed by the House under suspension on 02/05/2024, would transfer roughly 1,585 acres from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska; a prior Senate companion hearing was noted.
The chair read the final bill on the agenda, H.R.1240 (Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023), introduced by Representative Feenstra. The chair said H.R.1240 would transfer approximately 1,585 acres currently administered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be held in trust for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska as part of the tribe's reservation.
The chair noted that the House passed H.R.1240 under suspension of the rules by voice vote on 02/05/2024 and that the committee held a legislative hearing on the identical companion bill (S.3230) introduced by Senators Fisher, Grassley, Ernst, and Ricketts on 11/06/2023. The transcript records the bill's description but does not record further debate or votes during this meeting.
No committee votes are recorded in the provided transcript portion; the chair then turned to the vice chair for an opening statement.
