Two Texas tribes — the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe — would be brought fully under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the same law that governs gaming for all other federally recognized tribes. A 2022 Supreme Court ruling created a unique situation where these two tribes operate under overlapping and potentially conflicting gaming regulations. The bill eliminates the redundant provisions from their original restoration act to create a single, consistent regulatory framework.
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
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-07-31
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06