S. 2564 — Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act

This section states congressional findings on the history of federal Indian gaming regulation, including the 1987 Supreme Court decision in California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, the enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA; 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), which governs gaming for over 200 tribes in 28 states, and the unique overlapping regulation of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas under both IGRA and their Restoration Act (P.L. 100-89) as affirmed by a 2022 Supreme Court ruling.

This section amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act by (1) inserting a new section 3 affirming the full applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) to gaming activities on lands of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas; (2) striking section 107, which had prohibited gaming by the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; and (3) striking section 207, which had prohibited gaming by the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas. (Thus, these tribes may conduct gaming on their lands pursuant to IGRA, which authorizes tribal gaming operations including Class III gaming (i.e., casino-style games) subject to tribal-state compacts.)