# 114-hr-3599: Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act

114-hr-3599, Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3599
- Congress: 114
- Title: Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2015-09-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. With the agreement of the Department of the Interior and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the United States must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe certain additional TVA lands and easements that are identified by the tribe as being of significant historical and cultural importance. The TVA maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill specifies the structures that may be constructed with the TVA's consent on certain lands subject to flooding. The TVA must be compensated for lost hydropower capacity from future development of these lands. Gaming on these lands is prohibited.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2016-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2016-02-12T00:00:00.000Z
- WALTER JONES (R-NC), 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2016-09-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5654: Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act
- 114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4715: RPM Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4626: BRACE Act
- 114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3599 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3599)

## Related
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- [114-hr-5292: Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5292)
- [114-hr-5180: Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5180)
- [114-hr-4715: RPM Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4715)
- [114-hr-4626: BRACE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4626)
- [114-hr-3134: Defund Planned Parenthood Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3134)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3599 (as of 2025-11-18).