A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.

S. 748 would reaffirm that the Indian Reorganization Act applies to the Lytton Rancheria of California, a Native American tribe. The bill would deem the tribe to have been under federal jurisdiction as of 1934, when the Indian Reorganization Act was originally enacted. This designation is necessary because a 2009 Supreme Court decision, Carcieri v. Salazar, prevented the federal government from taking land into trust for tribes that were not under federal jurisdiction in 1934.

The bill would authorize the Department of the Interior to acquire land and place it into trust for the benefit of the Lytton Rancheria. Any land taken into trust would become part of the tribe's reservation. This would allow the tribe to expand its land base and have greater control over territory for tribal governance, economic development, and cultural preservation.

For everyday citizens, this bill would primarily affect the Lytton Rancheria and surrounding communities in California. It would enable the tribe to potentially develop its lands for housing, businesses, and other purposes that serve tribal members. The bill has passed the Senate and is currently being debated in the House of Representatives.