An act of Congress that banished Dakota Indians from Minnesota in 1863 is still on the books.

President Abraham Lincoln signed the bill in response to the Dakota Conflict of 1862. He also ordered the hanging of 38 Dakota men.

Rep. Dean Urdahl (R) says it's time to get rid of the law. "There's still some open wounds, as I've discovered," he told The Minneapolis Star Tribune. "This seemed like a largely symbolic but important thing to do, to take a bad law off the books."

Urdahl is sponsoring HF 1825, a bill that asks Congress and President Barack Obama to repeal the law.

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State House resolves to repeal law from 1863 (The Minneapolis Star Tribune 5/15)