Two Texas tribes — the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe — currently operate under a unique legal patchwork where two overlapping federal laws govern their gaming activities. This bill would fix that by making the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act the sole regulatory framework for their gaming, the same as it is for the more than 200 other tribes that operate gaming in 28 states. It removes conflicting language from the 1987 restoration act that created the overlap. For the tribes, this means regulatory clarity and equal treatment under the law.
Congressional Summary
Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met. Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill repeals those provisions and instead applies the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to gaming activities on Indian lands of the tribes.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-04
- Date Added
- 2026-03-30