# 118-hr-2839: To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.

118-hr-2839, To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-2839
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-04-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**This law clarifies and limits the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians'** hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights and sets how the 1980 Siletz Agreement and any successor pacts work. It preserves the 1980 Consent Decree and Siletz Agreement as the baseline until the Tribe and Oregon mutually replace or amend them, while placing clear limits on off‑reservation harvests.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chavez-DeRemer, Lori [R-OR-5] (R-OR), 2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2023-04-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Oregon court reviews Siletz decree on merits: mixed, low. The federal court in Oregon must hear cases to change the 1980 Siletz Consent Decree, entered May 2, 1980. The court reviews these cases on the merits. It cannot use res judicata or collateral estoppel to block review. This applies to cases filed in that court. It takes effect now.
- Rules for Siletz hunting and fishing: mixed, low. The law keeps the 1980 Siletz Agreement in force until a new deal replaces it. Any change must be agreed to by the Tribe and the State of Oregon. New deals cannot give the Siletz exclusive or primary take rights outside the 1855 Siletz Coast Reservation boundary. They also cannot add new or bigger…

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## Sources
- [118-hr-2839 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2839)

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- [118-hr-82: Social Security Fairness Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-82)
- [118-hr-7438: FIFA World Cup 2026 Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-7438)
- [118-hr-9549: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-9549)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-2839 (as of 2026-01-05).