U.S. Rep. Paul Cook (R-CA) recently sponsored H.R. 8208 to extend federal recognition to the Mono Lake Kutzadikaa Tribe, which is based in the Mono Basin of east-central California, adjacent to Nevada.

The tribe has sought federal recognition since the 1970s to guarantee its right to self-government and preserve its sovereignty, as well as to allow it access to more federal protections, services and benefits.