43 USC § 150 - Withdrawals of land for Indian reservations prohibited

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identifier: "/us/usc/t43/s150"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "43 USC § 150 - Withdrawals of land for Indian reservations prohibited"
title_number: 43
title_name: "PUBLIC LANDS"
section_number: "150"
section_name: "Withdrawals of land for Indian reservations prohibited"
chapter_number: 6
chapter_name: "WITHDRAWAL FROM SETTLEMENT, LOCATION, SALE, OR ENTRY"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 30, 1919, ch. 4, § 27, 41 Stat. 34.)"
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# § 150. Withdrawals of land for Indian reservations prohibited

No public lands of the United States shall be withdrawn by Executive Order, proclamation, or otherwise, for or as an Indian reservation except by act of Congress.

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**Source Credit**: (June 30, 1919, ch. 4, § 27, 41 Stat. 34.)