Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act

Floor Speech

Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2791) to require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon, and for other purposes.

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the gentlemen from Oregon, Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Walden, for their hard work on this important piece of legislation that will benefit several Indian tribes in the State of Oregon.

H.R. 2791 is a compilation of three stand-alone bills that were reported out of the Natural Resources Committee and passed by the full House as part of larger measures during the 113th Congress.

Since I have every confidence that Mr. DeFazio will describe the bill in detail, I will, at this point, reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. McCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, my complete faith in Mr. DeFazio's powers of description was well placed. I endorse his remarks and ask for adoption of the measure.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

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