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H.R. 5079: Author Congressman LaMalfa Tribal State Compact Protection Act

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., introduced H.R. 5079, the California Compact Protection Act, which states that the Department of the Interior may not approve a tribal gaming compact that has been rejected by state voters or not ratified by the state Legislature. “The California Compact Protection Act was sponsored by a bipartisan coalition of Californian lawmakers to preserve the tribal-state compact process authorized by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and ensure that all tribes are on a level playing field,” LaMalfa said in a statement sent to Law360 Thursday. The legislation is in reaction to two recent California federal court decisions, Kevin Eastman, LaMalfa's legislative director, told Law360 Thursday.

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