S. 621 · Where this bill is now
In the House
Passed the Senate Dec 11, 2025. Received Dec 15, 2025; no House vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAllows Lower Sioux Community to revoke its charter
The Lower Sioux Indian Community, a federally recognized tribe in Minnesota, has asked Congress to revoke its charter of incorporation. This bill accepts that request and allows the revocation to happen.
How it affects you
This change primarily affects members of the Lower Sioux Indian Community and how their tribal government is organized. For people outside the tribe, this is largely a matter of tribal self-governance and doesn't have direct effects on the broader public.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 18, 2025)
This bill accepts the request of the Lower Sioux Indian Community (a federally recognized Indian tribe in Minnesota) to revoke the community's charter of incorporation.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 621
AN ACT
A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) · Introduced Feb 18, 2025 · Native Americans · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 15, 2025: “Held at the desk.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.