bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
97-hr-7353,97,hr,7353,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians.,Native Americans,1982-12-02,1982-12-02,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-6]",MN,R,W000237,1,Declares that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-3026,97,s,3026,A bill relating to the Navajo and Hopi Indian Tribes.,Native Americans,1982-10-01,1982-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,1,"Prohibits requiring any Navajo or Hopi Indian who is residing on land partitioned pursuant to a 1974 Act to relocate. Entitles members of either tribe residing on land designated for the other tribe to their traditional and customary use and occupancy of such land. Prohibits either tribe from enacting any ordinance which restricts such residents from following their customary daily practices, from receiving visitors or visiting off the partitioned area, or from discriminating against members of the other tribe in any way. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to pay annual rent to each tribe for such land used by members of the other tribe. Terminates the Navajo-Hopi Indian Relocation Commission 180 days after enactment of this Act and terminates all relocations conducted by such Commission on the day of enactment. Permits any individual living on either side of the partition to elect, within 180 days after enactment, to accept the housing and bonus benefits and relocate.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-3032,97,s,3032,White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-10-01,1982-10-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,0,"White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to determine which allotments of the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota granted to Chippewa Indians, during the period that the United States held such allotments in trust for the allottees, were: (1) tax forfeited, sold or mortgaged without the Secretary's approval; (2) sold or mortgaged by administrators under authority of State courts; or (3) claimed by other parties under specified circumstances.  Directs the Secretary to publish a list of allotments not meeting such criteria in specified newspapers. Ratifies and confirms such tax forfeiture, sale, mortgage, or other taking of such allotments. Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine, according to certain guidelines, the compensation to be paid to allottees for losses suffered as a result of such ratification and confirmation; (2) notify the allottees of such compensation determinations and the time limits for appealing such determinations; and (3) make a diligent effort to locate compensation recipients to distribute such compensation.  Permits the Secretary to declare as forfeited any compensation owed to a recipient who cannot be found after two years and to deposit such amount to the credit of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians. Bars any court actions contesting the validity of any such tax forfeiture, sale, mortgage, or other taking of allotments, except actions to contest a final decision of the Secretary's determinations under this Act. Directs the Secretary to adopt regulations implementing this Act within 18 months of its effective date. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T19:51:53Z,
97-s-2986,97,s,2986,A bill to provide for the reimbursement of certain Indian tribes for expenses incurred by such tribes for community impact planning activities related to planning for the then potential deployment of the MX missile system.,Native Americans,1982-09-30,1982-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.,Senate,"Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV]",NV,D,C000120,1,Permits the use of specified appropriations to pay the claims of certain Indian tribes for expenses incurred by such tribes for community impact planning activities relating to the potential deployment of the MX missile system.,2025-01-14T17:07:58Z,
97-s-2994,97,s,2994,A bill to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in docket 15-72 of the United States Court of Claims.,Native Americans,1982-09-30,1982-09-30,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,1,Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in a specified docket of the Court of Claims.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2998,97,s,2998,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.,Native Americans,1982-09-30,1982-12-15,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1016.,Senate,"Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV]",NV,D,C000120,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 97-683) Declares that the United States hold certain lands in Nevada in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. Amends specified provisions of Federal law to provide that certain types of leases of lands held in trust for the Tribe may be for terms of up to 99 years.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2978,97,s,2978,Indian Claims Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-09-29,1982-09-29,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 926.,Senate,"Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]",ME,R,C000598,0,"Indian Claims Act of 1982 - Extends the statute of limitations on specified types of claims for monetary damages of Indian tribes or Indian individuals.  Extends such limitation to one year after the date on which a final report prepared under this Act is sent to the affected tribe, band, group, or individual Indian. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in conjunction with the Attorney General, to undertake a thorough investigation with respect to each tribe, band, group, and individual Indian whose land is held in trust or restricted status, to determine the existence of any rights of action in contract or tort which:  (1) accrued to such tribe, band, group, or individual Indian on or before July 18, 1966; and (2) have not been brought, or have not been resolved, prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary and the Attorney General to submit a report on the appropriate investigation to each affected tribe, band, group, or individual Indian. Sets forth requirements for such reports. Directs the Secretary to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a copy of each report. Directs the Secretary and the Attorney General, within 90 days after enactment of this Act and quarterly thereafter, to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan and schedule for:  (1) completion of such reports; and (2) consultations with tribes, bands, groups, and individual Indians whose land is held in trust or restricted status.",2025-08-29T19:51:53Z,
97-hr-7183,97,hr,7183,A bill to authorize appropriations for the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission.,Native Americans,1982-09-23,1982-09-23,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,Authorizes appropriations for the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission for FY 1983 through 1987.  Raises the amount of appropriations authorized for specified payments by Commission.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-7155,97,hr,7155,Florida Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-09-21,1982-12-31,Became Public Law No: 97-399.,House,"Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-15]",FL,D,F000041,2,"(Measure passed House, amended) Florida Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982 - Provides for the approval of prior transfers of lands and the extinguishment of claims and aboriginal title to lands involving the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.  Makes such approval contingent upon the publication by the Secretary of the Interior of findings that the State of Florida has: (1) paid settlement funds to the tribe; (2) executed a lease agreement with the tribe; (3) enacted appropriate legislation to carry out specified commitments under its settlement agreement with the tribe; and (4) given a waiver specified in such settlement agreement. Exempts the leasehold granted the tribe under the lease agreement from all State and local taxes. Treats the lands leased to the tribe under the lease agreement as if such lands constituted a federally recognized Indian reservation solely for purposes of determining eligibility of the tribe and its members for Federal assistance. Permits the State of Florida to take or diminish any interest granted the tribe under the lease agreement only for a public purpose and upon payment of just compensation, but without approval of Congress or any executive officer of the United States. Directs the Secretary to accept the transfer to the United States, to be held in trust for the use and benefit of the tribe, of specified lands authorized to be conveyed to the tribe by specified Florida statutes. Provides that the State of Florida shall continue to have civil and criminal jurisdiction over such lands unless the State retrocedes such jurisdiction in whole or part. Subjects such transfer of lands to all existing leases, easements, and rights-of-way, and all the rights, easements, and reservations in favor of the South Florida Water Management District. Declares that any such transfer shall not confer upon the tribe, or upon the lands within the reservation, any additional water rights. Limits actions to contest the constitutionality of this Act. Revokes specified provisions of this Act in the event the settlement agreement between the tribe and the State of Florida is ever invalidated.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2927,97,s,2927,A bill to provide for the disposition of certain undistributed judgment funds awarded the Creek Nation.,Native Americans,1982-09-17,1982-09-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]",OK,R,N000102,1,Provides for the disposition of certain undistributed judgment funds awarded the Creek Nation. Requires that any such funds from a specified docket of the Indian Claims Commission be distributed to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allocate specified percentages of any such funds from another docket of the Commission to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and to the Eastern Creeks.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2931,97,s,2931,A bill to provide for the disposition of funds appropriate to pay a judgment in favor of the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians in Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 218 and for other purposes.,Native Americans,1982-09-17,1982-12-18,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1028.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,Provides for the disposition by the Secretary of the Interior of funds appropriate to pay a judgment in favor of the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians in a specified Indian Claims Commission case. Declares that enrolled members of the Yakima Tribe who have continued their interest and support of the Cowlitz Tribe and who are otherwise eligible under this Act shall not be precluded from a share in the per capita distribution of such funds.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2893,97,s,2893,Florida Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-09-10,1982-12-07,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL]",FL,D,C000356,1,"Florida Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982 - Provides for the approval of prior transfers of lands and the extinguishment of claims and aboriginal title to lands involving the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.  Makes such approval contingent upon the publication by the Secretary of the Interior of findings that the State of Florida has: (1) paid settlement funds to the tribe; (2) executed a lease agreement with the tribe; (3) enacted appropriate legislation to carry out specified commitments under its settlement agreement; and (4) given a waiver specified in such settlement agreement. Exempts the leasehold granted the tribe under the lease agreement from all State and local taxes. Treats the lands leased to the tribe under the lease agreement as if such lands constituted a federally recognized Indian reservation solely for purposes of determining eligibility of the tribe and its members for Federal assistance. Permits the State of Florida to take or diminish any interest granted the tribe under the lease agreement only for a public purpose and upon payment of just compensation, but without approval of Congress or any executive officer of the United States. Directs the Secretary to accept the transfer to the United States, to be held in trust for the use and benefit of the tribe, of specified lands authorized to be conveyed to the tribe by specified Florida statutes. Provides that the State of Florida shall continue to have civil and criminal jurisdiction over such lands unless the State retrocedes such jurisdiction in whole or part. Subjects such transfer of lands to all existing leases, easements, and rights-of-way, and all the rights, easements, and reservations in favor of the South Florida Water Management District. Declares that any such transfer shall not confer upon the tribe, or upon the lands within the reservation, any additional water rights. Limits actions to contest the constitutionality of this Act. Revokes specified provisions of this Act in the event the settlement agreement between the tribe and the State of Florida is ever invalidated.",2025-08-29T19:51:53Z,
97-s-2847,97,s,2847,Indian Housing Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-08-17,1982-10-01,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 940.,Senate,"Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]",MS,R,C000567,4,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 97-652) Indian Housing Act of 1982 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to provide grants, financing, and loan guarantees to assist Indians in obtaining decent, safe, and sanitary housing. Title I: Indian Housing Improvement Program - Establishes an Indian housing improvement program to make grants or provide assistance to preserve existing housing, make repairs, and construct or acquire standard housing for Indians. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon application of an Indian tribe or individual, to make grants or provide assistance to assist Indian families who are not eligible for housing assistance under titles II or III of this Act because of low income or extremely isolated circumstances. Directs the Secretary to assure that grants or assistance under this title be consistent with plans and priorities established by tribes.  Directs the Secretary, upon the request of the appropriate tribe or tribal housing agency, to make such grants or assistance available through agreements with the tribe or tribal housing agency.  Authorizes the Secretary, in the absence of such agreements, to: (1) make, with appropriate safeguards, direct grants to individual Indians; (2) contract with private construction firms (provides that specified law pertaining to the employment of Indian labor and the purchase of products of Indian industry shall apply unless the concerned tribe formally requests waiver on a specific procurement action); or (3) have repairs or new construction performed directly by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).  Authorizes a tribe or tribal housing agency, with respect to such agreements, to require an assisted family to make a monthly payment, not to exceed the amount of an administrative charge or an amount satisfactory to the Secretary, to be used solely for tribal housing-related activities. Permits grants or assistance under this title to be used, under specified conditions, to finance: (1) minor repairs and additions to existing substandard housing to improve safety and sanitary conditions until standard housing assistance can be available; (2) major repairs, renovations, and/or enlargement of existing dwellings, including structually sound but deteriorated dwellings which can be economically placed in standard condition; and (3) construction or acquisition of new standard housing where severe need is demonstrated and it is established that there is no reasonable prospect that standard housing can be financed from other sources.  Requires appropriate insurance for such housing, unless waived by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from approving the sale of individual trust land or lease of tribal trust land upon which a house is constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title, unless specified conditions are met. Directs the Secretary to insure that a lien upon fee land is recorded under appropriate State law whenever a house constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title is located on such land. Permits the sale of a house constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title if the sale price is not less than the value of the assistance reduced five percent per year for 20 years.  Requires that the amount of such minimum sale price be reimbursed to the United States and credited to the appropriation authorized under this title.  Requires that any amount in excess of such minimum sale price shall be the property of the assisted Indian family.  Grants the tribe the right of first refusal on the sale of any such house located on tribal trust land. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1983 through 1987. Title II: Indian Housing Finance Fund - Establishes an Indian housing finance fund to provide financing to Indian tribes for construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of standard housing for Indian families who are: (1) unable to obtain financing from other sources on reasonable terms and conditions; (2) not eligible for assistance under title III of this Act; and (3) able to meet the minimum monthly payment required by this title. Directs the Secretary to limit assistance under this title to families with incomes at the time of initial occupancy not exceeding 130 percent of the area median income, with adjustments for specified factors. Requires a tribe, as a prerequisite for eligibility for financing from the fund, to submit a tribal housing plan for approval by the Secretary. Sets forth required inclusions in such plan and in applications for financing from the fund.  Sets forth criteria upon which applications shall be evaluated and approved (including a determination by the Secretary that there is a reasonable prospect of repayment). Requires that tribal housing agencies be established to implement project agreements. Sets forth requirements for project agreements, including a tribe's: (1) setting forth its means of collecting monthly payments and depositing residual receipts; (2) agreeing to require any Indian family executing a housing assistance contract to authorize the Secretary to attach unobligated trust funds of the adult members for failure to meet such contract obligations; and (3) agreeing that its unobligated tribal trust funds may be subject to attachment for failure to meet specified requirements under certain conditions. Provides for a period of notice, prior to attachment of trust funds, during which a tribe or Indian family may: (1) pay the amount in default; (2) negotiate a repayment schedule; or (3) institute administrative appeals or judicial actions. Prohibits the Secretary from refusing to execute a housing assistance contract under this title on the basis that a tribe or Indian family has no trust funds to their credit. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) disbursements from the fund; (2) construction or acquisition contracts; (3) final plans and specifications; (4) fee titles and leases; (5) land purchase; and (6) final inspections and certifications of completions of projects. Directs the Secretary to encourage the development of plans and specifications that promote the conservation and efficient use of energy. Sets forth provisions for housing assistance contracts between eligible Indian families and tribal housing agencies.  Provides for monthly payments to the agency by the family in the amount of 20 percent of the adjusted family income, but not more than the amortization payment nor less than specified minimum payment. Requires annual review of such adjusted family income. Provides for reversion of the land to its former status and transfer of ownership of the house to the family at the end of 25 years.  Prohibits the tribe from denying the family continued use of the land site unless the Secretary, the tribe, and the family negotiate for the tribal purchase of the house for an amount not less than the fair market value. Requires families receiving assistance under this title to make a minimum monthly payment to cover agency administrative costs, insurance premiums, and a contingency reserve for maintenance. Requires the agency to establish an account for residual receipts in the amount of the monthly payments collected less the minimum payment to be retained by the agency.  Sets forth requirements for deposit of residual receipts in the fund. Makes tribal housing agencies responsible for implementation of monitoring and construction inspection procedures.  Makes the technical staff of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing recommendations to the Secretary with respect to the adequacy of such procedures to assure compliance with minimum housing standards and project plans and specifications. Sets forth bonding requirements. Makes maintenance and utilities costs the responsibility of participating families. Sets forth contract requirements.  Provides that specified provisions of the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act (requiring wages in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act and contract preferences for Indians) shall apply to all contracts, subcontracts, and employment opportunities supported by funding under this title unless a tribe formally requests waiver of such applicability in specific cases. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) family sale or purchase of houses constructed, acquired, or rehabilitated with funds under a project agreement; (2) inheritance or assignation of family contractual interests in such housing; and (3) abandoned houses. Prohibits any Indian from being party to more than one housing assistance contract providing for a new standard house under title I or this title.  Authorizes the Secretary to waive such limitation in appropriate circumstances. Authorizes tribal housing agencies to use project agreement funds to assist Indian families in making downpayments on standard housing to be financed through other sources of credit, under specified conditions. Requires tribal housing agencies to require that families with specified incomes provide evidence that at least two area lending institutions rejected home loan applications before such families are eligible for housing assistance under this title. Permits funds made available under this title to be used to construct rental housing.  Sets forth requirements for maximum and minimum monthly rental payments, residual receipt payments, and tribal responsibility for utility and maintenance costs for such rental housing. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1983 through 1987. Title III: Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund - Establishes an Indian housing loan guarantee fund to provide access to sources of private financing for Indian families or tribes who otherwise would not be eligible for housing credit because of Federal laws restricting mortgage or other encumbrance of trust land. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee up to 100 percent of the unpaid principal and interest due on any loan made to an Indian for the acquisition or construction of a standard house on trust land.  Sets forth provisions relating to such loans' security, interest, premium charges, applications, sale or assignment, maturity, default, collection, and reimbursement guarantee. Sets forth requirements for lenders. Creates an Indian housing guarantee fund to be available to the Secretary as a revolving fund to carry out this title.  Requires that this title's guaranteed loan program be operated separately from the Indian housing finance fund under title II of this Act and that no designated funds be transferred from one program to the other.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 through FY 1987. Sets forth permissible uses of such guarantee fund.  Limits the aggregate outstanding principal amount which may be guaranteed by the Secretary,  Sets forth provisions relating to guarantee fund assets, liabilities, and obligations and to servicing or purchase of guaranteed loans. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary to establish in the Bureau of Indian Affairs an Office of Indian Housing Programs with primary responsibility for administering the programs established by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to Indian tribes for housing plan development and implementation and for application preparation and submission.  Directs the Secretary to provide for establishment of a training program to develop understanding by the participating families of the roles and responsibilities of the tribal housing agency, the Federal Government, and participants under titles I and II.  Requires that such program include basic home maintenance training.  Allows up to one percent of funds appropriated under authority of titles I and II to be used to provide such technical assistance and training. Makes the Indian Health Service responsible for provision of water and sanitation facilities for houses constructed, acquired, or rehabilitated with assistance provided under this Act.  Directs the Secretary to coordinate such activities and responsibilities with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary to ensure that planning and budgeting for necessary roads and sanitation facilities shall be done in conjunction with planning and budgeting for new housing to be constructed with funds appropriated pursuant to this Act. Permits funds appropriated under titles I and II to be used to provide site improvements, streets, and driveways within multiunit housing projects.  Requires that such streets be built to BIA standards and maintained by the BIA. Directs the Secretary to continue to provide all-weather access roads to multiunit projects constructed under this title through existing road programs and authorizations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a biennial housing inventory of current Indian housing needs and conditions to be used for purposes of specified title II provisions; and (2) submit copies of such inventory to the Congress. Directs the Secretary, within two years of enactment of this Act, to conduct and submit to the Congress a study of the potential uses of trust funds of Indian tribes and individuals to support, directly or indirectly, the provision of housing for Indians and Alaska Natives (subject to the consent of the beneficial owner and the continued ensured integrity of such funds). Directs the Secretary to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to carry out this Act. Provides that housing assistance provided under this Act shall not exclude Indians from being eligible for other federally-assisted housing programs.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-6940,97,hr,6940,"A bill to authorize the purchase, sale, and exchange of lands by the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of the Devils Lake Sioux Reservation, North Dakota, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-08-05,1982-09-15,For Further Action See S.503.,House,"Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,D000432,0,"Authorizes the purchase, sale, and exchange of lands by the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of the Devils Lake Sioux Reservation, North Dakota. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to purchase, sell, or exchange lands in order to consolidate tribal holdings within the Reservation. Directs the Secretary to accept any offer by any member of the Tribe to transfer title to land within the Reservation's boundaries to the United States. Prohibits the Secretary from selling or exchanging trust land or acquiring land for the benefit of the Tribe without the request or approval of the tribal government. Provides that land acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Tribe or a member, held free of any encumbrance, and be exempt from State or local taxation to the same extent as tribal trust land held on the date of enactment of this Act. Requires that any money credited to the Tribe from the sale or exchange of trust land under this Act be held in a special account and used only to acquire land in accordance with this Act. Extends specified authority to lease Indian lands on the Reservation. Sets forth restrictions on inheritance of Indian lands by non-Indians and tribal options to purchase such lands. Declares the Reservation to be the permanent homeland of the Tribe. Authorizes the Secretary to promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-2819,97,s,2819,Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act,Native Americans,1982-08-05,1982-08-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,1,"Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Oregon (""the tribe""). Restores all rights and privileges of the tribe and its members, under any Federal authority, which may have been diminished or lost under specified Federal law. Makes the tribe and its members eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to the existence of, or residence on, a reservation. Provides that, except as specifically provided, nothing in this Act shall alter any property right or obligation, any contractual right or obligation, or any obligation for taxes already levied. Permits the tribe to organize and to adopt a self-governing document. Directs the tribe to file a copy of its self-governing document with the Secretary of the Interior. Provides tribal membership for those on the tribal roll and their descendents.  Limits those who may participate in any distribution of funds pursuant to a specified judgment. Authorizes the Secretary to make rules necessary to carry out this Act.",2025-08-29T19:51:48Z,
97-hjres-553,97,hjres,553,Indian Claims Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-07-28,1982-12-13,Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 228 - 153 (Record Vote No: 442).,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-954) Indian Claims Act of 1982 - Amends Federal law relating to the statute of limitations on claims of the United States for money damages arising out of contract or tort (""2415 provisions"") to extend such statute of limitations in the case of specified types of Indian ""2415"" claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the Federal Register a list of all Indian ""2415"" claims which have been identified by or submitted to the Secretary under the ""Statute of Limitation Project"" and which would be barred by the statute of limitations on ""2415"" claims, but for the provisions of this Act. Grants the Secretary discretion to exclude from such list any matter which was erroneously identified as a claim and which has no legal merit whatsoever.  Sets forth information requirements for such list.  Requires that such list be distributed to each Indian tribe, band or group whose rights or the rights of whose members could be affected by ""2415"" provisions. Grants any Indian tribe, band, group, or individual 180 days after publication of such list in the Federal Register to submit to the Secretary any additional claims which they believed to be affected by ""2415"" provisions and desire to have considered for litigation or legislation by the United States.  Sets forth information requirements for such submissions. Directs the Secretary, within 30 days after expiration of such submission period, to publish in the Federal Register a list of the additional claims submitted.  Grants the Secretary discretion to exclude from such additional list any matter which has not been sufficiently identified as a claim. Provides that Indian ""2415"" claims which are pre- 1966 and which are not included on either of the lists shall be barred 60 days after publication of the additional list. Requires that the Secretary's decision to reject for litigation any of the claims or groups or categories of claims contained on either of the lists be reported to the appropriate Indian tribe, band, or group whose rights or whose members' rights could be affected.  Sets forth information requirements for such report. Directs the Secretary to provide written notice of such rejection to any potential Indian plaintiff whose identity and present address is known or can be reasonably ascertained by the Secretary.  Directs the Secretary to provide any Indian claimant, upon request and without undue delay, any nonprivileged research materials or evidence gathered by the United States in the documentation of such claim.  Directs the Secretary, as soon as possible after providing such litigation rejection report, to publish a notice in the Federal Register identifying the claims covered in such report.  Provides that any right of action with respect to any claim covered by such report shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within one year after such publication. Directs the Secretary, upon determination that any claim or claims on either list is not appropriate for litigation but may be appropriately resolved by legislation, to submit to Congress:  (1) legislation to resolve such claims; or (2) a report setting out options for legislative resolution of such claims. Provides that any right of action or claims covered by such legislation or legislative report shall be barred unless the complaint is filed within three years after such submission.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-2719,97,s,2719,Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act,Native Americans,1982-07-01,1982-12-17,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,Senate,"Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]",CT,D,D000388,1,"(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H.R. 6612 passed in lieu) Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act - Provides for congressional approval and ratification, in accordance with all U.S. laws (including the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790), all prior transfers of land or natural resources located : (1) within the United States, by or on behalf of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (""the Tribe"") and (2) within the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, by or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe or band of Indians.  Provides that this shall not be construed to affect or eliminate the personal claim of any individual Indian (except for  a Federal common law fraud claim) which is pursued under any law of general applicability that protects non-Indians as well as Indians. Sets forth provisions for the extinguishment of the Tribe's (or any other Indian's) aboriginal title or claims to such lands or natural resources.  Directs the Secretary to publish notice in the Federal Register of the deposit of an appropriation in a fund established under this Act. Makes the date of such deposit the effective date of such extinguishment, approval, and ratification provisions. Establishes in the Treasury the Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Fund, to be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Tribe and administered in accordance with this Act.  Directs the Secretary to expend, at the request of the Tribe, the principal and income of the Fund.  Makes at least $600,000 of the Fund available until January 1, 1985, for the acquisition by the Secretary of private settlement lands. Directs the Secretary to make funds remaining from such $600,000 amount, long with funds not reserved, available to the Tribe only in accordance with an approved economic development plan submitted by the Tribe, unless the tribe specifically waives U.S. liability first.  Provides that such acquired lands or natural resources acquired for the Tribe which which are within specified settlement lands shall be held in trust by the United States.  Provides that land or natural resources which are located outside such settlement land shall be held in fee by the Tribe, with the United States having no further responsibility, and shall not be subject to any restriction against alienation under Federal law or Connecticut State law.  Requires the Secretary, before using his or her condemnation authority to acquire lands or natural resources for the tribe, to reach mutual agreement with the owner on the terms of the sale.  Provides that transfers of specified private settlement lands shall be deemed to be involuntary conversions for Internal Revenue Code purposes.  Authorizes the appropriation $900,000 to be deposited in the fund. Declares the Tribe's reservation and the settlement lands to be Indian country subject to State jurisdiction to the maximum extent provided in specified Federal law. Sets limitations on actions questioning the constitutionality of this Act. Vests exclusive original jurisdiction of such actions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.  Permits defendants to remove such actions from State courts to such U.S. District Court. Declares that, except as provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed to constitute a jurisdictional act, to confer jurisdiction to sue, or to grant implied consent to any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe or band of Indians to sue the United States or any of its officers with respect to the claims extinguished by the operation of this Act. Subjects lands within the reservation and the settlement lands to Federal law relating to Indian lands, but permits the Tribe to lease lands for any term of years to the Mashantucket Pequot Housing Authority, or any successor in interest to such Authority. Extends Federal recognition to the tribe. Provides that all Federal laws and regulations of general application to Indians or Indian nations, tribes, or bands of Indians which are not inconsistent with any specfic provision of this Act shall be applicable to the Tribe.  Makes the Tribe and members of the Tribe eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indians. Requires the Tribe to file with the Secretary a copy of its organic governing document, and any amendment thereto, which must be consistent with the terms of this Act and of specified Connecticut law. Declares that, except as expressly provided, this Act shall constitute a general discharge and release of all obligations of the State of Connecticut, its political subdivisions, agencies, departments, and their officers and employees arising from any treaty or agreement with or on behalf of the Tribe or the United States as its trustee. Declares it to be the intention of Congress that: (1) if any provision relating to congressional approval of prior transfers and the extinguishment of aboriginal titles and claims is invalidated, this entire Act is invalidated; and (2) if any other provision of this Act is invalidated, the remaining provisions continue in full force and effect.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-6612,97,hr,6612,Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act,Native Americans,1982-06-16,1982-12-21,Unanimous Consent Request to Agree to the Senate Amendment Rejected in House.,House,"Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2]",CT,D,G000120,5,"(Measure passed Senate, amended in lieu of S. 2719) Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act - Provides for congressional approval and ratification, in accordance with all U.S. laws (including the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790), all prior transfers of land or natural resources located : (1) within the United States, by or on behalf of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (""the Tribe"") and (2) within the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, by or on behalf of any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe or band of Indians.  Provides that this shall not be construed to affect or eliminate the personal claim of any individual Indian (except for  a Federal common law fraud claim) which is pursued under any law of general applicability that protects non-Indians as well as Indians. Sets forth provisions for the extinguishment of the Tribe's (or any other Indian's) aboriginal title or claims to such lands or natural resources.  Directs the Secretary to publish notice in the Federal Register of the deposit of an appropriation in a fund established under this Act. Makes the date of such deposit the effective date of such extinguishment, approval, and ratification provisions. Establishes in the Treasury the Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Fund, to be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the benefit of the Tribe and administered in accordance with this Act.  Directs the Secretary to expend, at the request of the Tribe, the principal and income of the Fund.  Makes at least $600,000 of the Fund available until January 1, 1985, for the acquisition by the Secretary of private settlement lands. Directs the Secretary to make funds remaining from such $600,000 amount, along with funds not reserved, available to the Tribe only in accordance with an approved economic development plan submitted by the Tribe, unless the tribe specifically waives U.S. liability first.  Provides that such lands or natural resources acquired for the Tribe which are within specified settlement lands shall be held in trust by the United States.  Provides that such lands natural resources which are located outside such settlement land shall be held in fee by the Tribe, with the United States having no further responsibility, and shall not be subject to any restriction against alienation under Federal law or Connecticut State law.  Requires the Secretary, before using his or her condemnation authority to acquire lands or natural resources for the tribe, to reach mutual agreement with the owner on the terms of the sale.  Provides that transfers of specified private settlement lands shall be deemed to be involuntary conversions for Internal Revenue Code purposes.  Authorizes the appropriation of $900,000 to be deposited in the fund. Declares the Tribe's reservation and the settlement lands to be Indian country subject to State jurisdiction to the maximum extent provided in specified Federal law. Sets limitations on actions questioning the constitutionality of this Act. Vests exclusive original jurisdiction of such actions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.  Permits defendants to remove such actions from State courts to such U.S. District Court. Declares that, except as provided in this Act, nothing in this Act shall be construed to constitute a jurisdictional act, to confer jurisdiction to sue, or to grant implied consent to any Indian, Indian nation, or tribe or band of Indians to sue the United States or any of its officers with respect to the claims extinguished by the operation of this Act. Subjects lands within the reservation and the settlement lands to Federal law relating to Indian lands, but permits the Tribe to lease lands for any term of years to the Mashantucket Pequot Housing Authority, or any successor in interest to such Authority. Extends Federal recognition to the tribe. Provides that all Federal laws and regulations of general application to Indians or Indian nations, tribes, or bands of Indians which are not inconsistent with any specfic provision of this Act shall be applicable to the Tribe.  Makes the Tribe and members of the Tribe eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indians. Requires the Tribe to file with the Secretary a copy of its organic governing document, and any amendment thereto, which must be consistent with the terms of this Act and of specified Connecticut law. Declares that, except as expressly provided, this Act shall constitute a general discharge and release of all obligations of the State of Connecticut, its political subdivisions, agencies, departments, and their officers and employees arising from any treaty or agreement with or on behalf of the Tribe or the United States as its trustee. Declares it to be the intention of Congress that: (1) if any provision relating to congressional approval of prior transfers and the extinguishment of aboriginal titles and claims is invalidated, this entire Act is invalidated; and (2) if any other provision of this Act is invalidated, the remaining provisions continue in full force and effect.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-6588,97,hr,6588,Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act,Native Americans,1982-06-14,1982-12-29,Became Public Law No: 97-391.,House,"Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4]",OR,D,W000227,0,"Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Oregon (""the tribe""). Restores all rights and privileges of the tribe and its members, under any Federal authority, which may have been diminished or lost under specified Federal law. Makes the tribe and its members eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes, without regard to the existence of or residence on, a reservation. Provides that, except as specifically provided, nothing in this Act shall alter any property right or obligation, any contractual right or obligation, or any obligation for taxes already levied. Permits the tribe to organize and to adopt a self-governing document. Directs the tribe to file a copy of its self-governing document with the Secretary of the Interior. Provides tribal membership for those on the tribal roll and their descendents.  Limits those who may participate in any distribution of funds pursuant to a specified judgment. Authorizes the Secretary to make rules necessary to carry out this Act.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-sres-409,97,sres,409,"A resolution to disapprove the plan for distribution of judgement funds awarded to the Gros Ventre Tribe of the Fort Belknap Reservation in Docket 649080L, U.S. Court of Claims.",Native Americans,1982-06-14,1982-06-16,Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,Disapproves the plan submitted by the Secretary of the Interior for distribution of judgment funds awarded to the Gros Ventre Tribe of the Fort Belknap Reservation.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2623,97,s,2623,"A bill to amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-06-10,1983-01-03,Pocket Vetoed by President.,Senate,"Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]",ME,R,C000598,7,"(Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 97-688) Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (""the Act"") to revise definitions and purposes under the Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (""Secretary""), subject to appropriations, to make grants under the Act.  Requires that such grants defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for the operation and maintenance of the college (including administrative, academic, and educational expenditures). Requires that grant applications include a description of recordkeeping procedures for expenditure funds received under the Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of grants to tribes and tribal entities for planning and development of proposals for the establishment of tribally controlled community colleges, or to determine the need and potential for such colleges.  Directs the Secretary to reserve and expend a specified amount from appropriations for title I of the Act to make such planning grants available to as many as five approved applicants. Revises provisions relating to technical assistance contracts. Replaces requirements for ""feasibility studies"" with requirements for ""eligibility studies.""  Reduces the percentage of title I funds which may be used to carry out such studies. Revises formulas for determining the amount of each grant to a tribally controlled community college on the basis of the ""Indian student count"" at such colleges. Declares that the Secretary of Education is the official with whom the Secretary is authorized to make agreements for feasibility studies and with whom the Secretary that consult to determine the reasonable number of students to be served by a community college for grant eligibility purposes. Prohibits:  (1) alteration of the amount of any grant to a tribally controlled college under the Act because funds are also allocated to such college from funds appropriated under the Snyder Act; and (2) denial of Snyder Act funds to any such college because funds are also received under the Act. Provides that any Indian student who receives a student assistance grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for postsecondary education that be deemed to have received such assistance under the Pell Grants program of the Higher Education Act of 1965, for purposes of such Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through FY 1987 to carry out provisions for:  (1) technical assistance contracts; (2) grants to tribally controlled colleges; and (3) construction of new facilities. Provides for a transition to the forward funding method of timing appropriation action. Revises provisions for grant allocation and adjustment. Directs the Administrator of General Services to: (1) study facilities available for use by tribally controlled community colleges; (2) report study results to the Congress by September 30, 1984; and (3) in consultation with the BIA, conduct a program of renovation, alteration, repair, and reconstruction of BIA facilities. Directs the Secretary to provide grants for construction of new facilities for any tribally controlled community college for which the report of the Administrator of General Services identifies a need for new construction.  Sets forth requirements for eligibility and for the college's share of such construction costs. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of making endowment grants to tribally controlled community colleges which are current recipients of specified assistance under the Act or under the Navajo Community College Act.  Sets forth agreement requirements for receipt of such endowment grants.  Sets forth provisions for the use and allocation of such endowment grant funds and for compliance with a matching funds requirement.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out such endowment grant program. Directs the Secretary to consult with tribally controlled community colleges in promulgating any regulations to implement the amendments made by this Act.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-sres-408,97,sres,408,A resolution stating that the reprogramming authority for the Bureau of Indian Affairs be denied.,Native Americans,1982-06-10,1982-06-10,Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,4,"Denies the reprograming authority for the Bureau of Indian Affairs requested by the Secretary of the Interior on May 28, 1982.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-6522,97,hr,6522,A bill to repeal certain obsolete provisions of law relating to Indian affairs that contain sex-discriminatory terminology.,Native Americans,1982-05-27,1982-05-27,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Repeals specified provisions of Federal law, containing sex-discriminatory terminology, regarding Indian affairs.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-6485,97,hr,6485,"A bill to amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-05-25,1982-08-12,Placed on Union Calendar No: 455.,House,"Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-24]",IL,D,S000423,14,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 97-736) Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 (""the Act"") to revise definitions and purposes under the Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to appropriations, to make grants under the Act. Requires that such grants defray, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for the operation and maintenance of the college, including administrative, academic, community, and student service programs, and technical assistance. Requires that grant applications include a description of recordkeeping procedures for expenditure of funds received under the Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of grants to tribes and tribal entities for planning and development of proposals for the establishment of tribally controlled community colleges, or to determine the need and potential for such colleges. Directs the Secretary to reserve and expend a specified amount from appropriations for title I of the Act to make such planning grants to as many as five approved applicants. Revises provisions relating to technical assistance contracts. Replaces requirements for ""feasibility studies"" with requirements for ""eligibility studies"". Reduces the percentage of title I funds which may be used to carry out such studies. Revises formulas for determining the amount of each grant to a tribally controlled community college on the basis of the ""Indian student count"" at such college. Prohibits the Secretary from altering the priorities or budget allocations made by an Indian tribe which operates a tribally controlled community college if such tribe identifies an allocation for that college from appropriations authorized under the Snyder Act or in accordance with the Secretary's annual budget exercise. Provides that any Indian student who receives a student assistance grant from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for postsecondary education shall be deemed to have received such assistance under the Pell Grants program of the Higher Education Act of 1965, for purposes of such Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out provisions for: (1) technical assistance contracts; (2) grants to tribally controlled colleges; and (3) construction of new facilities.  Provides for a transition to the advance funding method of timing appropriation action. Revises provisions for grant adjustments. Directs the Administrator of General Services to: (1) study facilities available for use by tribally controlled community colleges; (2) report study results to the Congress by September 30, 1984; and (3) in consultation with the BIA, conduct a program of renovation, alteration, repair, and reconstruction of BIA facilities. Directs the Secretary to provide grants for construction of new facilities for any tribally controlled community college services, which such General Services report identifies as needing new construction.  Sets forth requirements for eligibility and for the college's share of such construction costs. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such requirements. Prohibits any construction assisted with funds under this Act from being used for religious worship, a sectarian activity, or a divinity school. Directs the Secretary to establish a program of making endowment grants to tribally controlled community colleges which are current recipients of specified assistance under the Act or under the Navajo Community College Act.  Sets forth agreement requirements for receipt of such endowment grants.  Sets forth provisions for the use and allocation of such endowment grant funds and for compliance with a matching funds requirement.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987 to carry out such endowment grant program.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
97-hr-6416,97,hr,6416,"A bill to provide for the distribution of funds awarded the Pembina Chippewa Indians in dockets numbered 113, 191, 221 and 246 of the Court of Claims.",Native Americans,1982-05-19,1982-12-06,Other Measure S.1735 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND-At Large]",ND,D,D000432,3,"(Measure passed House, amended) Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded to the Pembina Chippewa Indians in specified dockets of the Court of Claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide such funds among the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Reservation, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and the nonmember Pembina descendants (as a group).",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-6403,97,hr,6403,"An act to provide for the use and distribution of funds to the Wyandot Tribe of Indians in docket 139 before the Indian Claims Commission and docket 141 before the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-05-18,1982-12-20,Became Public Law No: 97-371.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide funds, granted in specified judgments of the Indian Claims Commission and the U.S. Court of Claims, between the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma and absentee Wyandotte descendants according to a specified formula. Provides for the distribution and use of the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma's share of such funds.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2516,97,s,2516,A bill to make scholarships available to provide clinical psychologists to provide services to Indians.,Native Americans,1982-05-11,1982-06-09,Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Health and Human Services Department; OMB.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,0,Amends the Public Health Service Act to make clinical psychologists eligible for Indian Health Scholarships.,2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
97-hr-6271,97,hr,6271,White Earth Allotment Claims Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-05-04,1982-05-04,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]",MN,R,S000795,0,"White Earth Allotment Claims Settlement Act of 1982 - Provides for the settlement of claims relating to trust allotments of land granted to Chippewa Indians of the White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, and for the quiet of titles to such lands.",2025-08-29T19:49:47Z,
97-hjres-472,97,hjres,472,"A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1983, as ""Native American Day"".",Native Americans,1982-05-03,1982-05-03,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1]",HI,D,H000449,3,"Designates January 28, 1983, as Native American Day.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-hr-6243,97,hr,6243,"A bill to provide for the distribution of Warm Springs judgment funds awarded in Docket number 198 before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-04-29,1983-01-08,Became Public Law No: 97-436.,House,"Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-2]",OR,R,S000527,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Provides for the distribution of funds awarded the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon by the Indian Claims Commission.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to distribute the funds on a per capita basis to persons enrolled on a specified list of the members of the Confederated Tribes. Provides that such list shall include members who:  (1) have not participated in specified distributions; and (2) were born on or prior to, and were alive on, the date of enactment of this Act, but also includes deceased persons who were alive and enrolled as of February 18, 1975.  Provides that the per capita shares of deceased individual beneficiaries shall be determined and distributed in accordance with specified Federal regulations. Exempts funds distributed or held in trust under specified provisions of this Act from Federal or State income taxes.  Exempts funds distributed under this Act from being used as a basis for denying or reducing social security or other Federal assistance.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2418,97,s,2418,A bill to authorize the Twenty-nine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission Indians to lease for 99 years certain lands held in trust for such Band.,Native Americans,1982-04-21,1982-10-01,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 944.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 97-656) Authorizes the Twenty-nine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission Indians to lease trust lands for 99 years.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hjres-459,97,hjres,459,"A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim May 13, 1983, as ""American Indian Day"".",Native Americans,1982-04-20,1983-01-12,Became Public Law No: 97-445.,House,"Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21]",CA,R,F000102,222,"Requests the President to designate May 13, 1982, as American Indian Day.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hr-6122,97,hr,6122,A bill to authorize the twenty-nine Palms Band of Luiseno Mission Indians to lease for 99 years certain lands held in trust for such band.,Native Americans,1982-04-20,1982-09-29,Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,House,"Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-37]",CA,R,L000274,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes the Twenty-nine Palms Band of the Luiseno Mission Indians to lease, for 99 years, specified trust lands in California.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-sjres-184,97,sjres,184,"A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1983 as ""Native American Day"".",Native Americans,1982-04-01,1982-04-21,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,Senate,"Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,I000025,29,"Designates January 28, 1983, as Native American Day.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hr-5988,97,hr,5988,Indian Housing Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-03-30,1982-09-23,Executive Comment Received From Justice.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,6,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-695) Indian Housing Act of 1982 - Declares it to be the policy of the United States to provide grants, financing, and loan guarantees to assist Indians in obtaining decent, safe, and sanitary housing. Title I: Indian Housing Improvement Program - Establishes an Indian housing improvement program to make grants or provide assistance to preserve existing housing, make repairs, and construct or acquire standard housing for Indians. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, upon application of an Indian tribe or individual, to make grants or provide assistance to assist Indian families who are not eligible for housing assistance under titles II or III of this Act because of low income or extremely isolated circumstances. Directs the Secretary to assure that grants or assistance under this title be consistent with plans and priorities established by tribes.  Directs the Secretary, upon the request of the appropriate tribe or tribal housing agency, to make such grants or assistance available through agreements with the tribe or tribal housing agency.  Authorizes the Secretary, in the absence of such agreements, to: (1) make, with appropriate safeguards, direct grants to individual Indians; (2) contract with private construction firms (provides that specified law pertaining to the employment of Indian labor and the purchase of products of Indian industry shall apply unless the concerned tribe formally requests waiver on a specific procurement action); or (3) have repairs or new construction performed directly by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).  Authorizes a tribe or tribal housing agency, with respect to such agreements, to require an assisted family to make a monthly payment, not to exceed the amount of an administrative charge or an amount satisfactory to the Secretary, to be used solely for tribal housing-related activities. Permits grants or assistance under this title to be used, under specified conditions, to finance: (1) minor repairs and additions to existing substandard housing to improve safety and sanitary conditions until standard housing assistance can be made available; (2) major repairs, renovations, and/or enlargement of existing dwellings, including structually sound but deteriorated dwellings which can be economically placed in standard condition; and (3) construction or acquisition of new standard housing where severe need is demonstrated and it is established that there is no reasonable prospect that standard housing can be financed from other sources.  Requires appropriate insurance for such housing, unless waived by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from approving the sale of individual trust land or lease of tribal trust land upon which a house is constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title, unless specified conditions are met. Directs the Secretary to insure that a lien upon fee land is recorded under appropriate State law whenever a house constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title is located on such land. Permits the sale of a house constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title if the sale price is not less than the value of the assistance reduced five percent per year for 20 years.  Requires that the amount of such minimum sale price be reimbursed to the United States and credited to the appropriation authorized under this title.  Requires that any amount in excess of such minimum sale price shall be the property of the assisted Indian family.  Grants the tribe the right of first refusal on the sale of any such house located on tribal trust land. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1984 through 1987. Title II: Indian Housing Finance Fund - Establishes an Indian housing finance fund to provide financing to Indian tribes for construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of standard housing for Indian families who are: (1) unable to obtain financing from other sources on reasonable terms and conditions; (2) not eligible for assistance under title III of this Act; and (3) able to meet the minimum monthly payment required by this title. Directs the Secretary to limit assistance under this title to families with incomes at the time of initial occupancy not exceeding 130 percent of the area median income, with adjustments for specified factors. Requires a tribe, as a prerequisite for eligibility for financing from the fund, to submit a tribal housing plan for approval by the Secretary. Sets forth required inclusions in such plan (including an assessment of the tribe's ability to repay) and in applications for financing from the fund.  Sets forth criteria upon which applications shall be evaluated and approved (including a determination by the Secretary that there is a reasonable prospect of repayment).  Prohibits the Secretary from approving an application where the land acquisition, on site development and construction cost exceed $70,000 ($90,000 in exceptionally high cost areas). Requires that tribal housing agencies be established to implement project agreements. Sets forth requirements for project agreements, including a tribe's: (1) setting forth its means of collecting monthly payments and depositing residual receipts; (2) agreeing to require any Indian family executing a housing assistance contract to authorize the Secretary to attach unobligated trust funds of the adult members for failure to meet such contract obligations; and (3) agreeing that its unobligated tribal trust funds may be subject to attachment for failure to meet specified requirements under certain conditions. Provides for a period of notice, prior to attachment of trust funds, during which a tribe or Indian family may: (1) pay the amount in default; (2) negotiate a repayment schedule; or (3) institute administrative appeals or judicial actions. Prohibits the Secretary, from refusing to execute a housing assistance contract, under this title on the basis that a tribe or Indian family has no trust funds to their credit. Sets forth requirements relating to: (1) disbursements from the fund; (2) construction or acquisition contracts; (3) final plans and specifications; (4) fee titles and leases; (5) land purchase; and (6) final inspections and certifications of completions of projects. Directs the Secretary to encourage the development of plans and specifications that promote the conservation and efficient use of energy. Sets forth provisions for housing assistance contracts between eligible Indian families and tribal housing agencies.  Provides for monthly payments to the agency by the family in the amount of 20 percent of the adjusted family income, but not more than the amortization payment nor less than specified minimum payment. Requires biannual review of such adjusted family income. Limits upward adjustment of the monthly payment for any one year to 50 percent of the current payment.  Provides for reversion of the land to its former status and transfer of ownership of the house to the family at the end of 25 years.  Prohibits the tribe from denying the family continued use of the land site unless the Secretary, the tribe, and the family negotiate for the tribal purchase of the house for an amount not less than the fair market value. Requires families receiving assistance under this title to make a minimum monthly payment to cover agency administrative costs, insurance premiums, and a contingency reserve for maintenance. Requires the agency to establish an account for residual receipts in the amount of the monthly payments collected less the minimum payment to be retained by the agency.  Sets forth requirements for deposit of residual receipts in the fund. Makes tribal housing agencies responsible for implementation of monitoring and construction inspection procedures. Makes the technical staff of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing recommendations to the Secretary with respect to the adequacy of such procedures to assure compliance with minimum housing standards and project plans and specifications. Sets forth bonding requirements. Makes maintenance and utilities costs the responsibility of participating families. Sets forth contract requirements.  Provides that specified provisions of the Indian Self-determination and Education Assistance Act (requiring wages in accordance with the Davis-Bacon Act and contract preferences for Indians), shall apply to all contracts, subcontracts, and employment opportunities supported by funding under this title unless a tribe formally requests waiver of such applicability in specific cases. Sets forth provisions relating to: (1) family sale or purchase of houses constructed, acquired, or rehabilitated with funds under a project agreement; (2) inheritance or assignation of family contractual interests in such housing; and (3) abandoned houses. Authorizes tribal housing agencies to use project agreement funds to assist Indian families in making down-payments on standard housing to be financed through other sources of credit, under specified conditions. Requires tribal housing agencies to require that families with specified incomes provide evidence that at least two area lending institutions rejected home loan applications before such families are eligible for housing assistance under this title. Permits funds made available under this title to be used to construct rental housing.  Sets forth requirements for maximum and minimum monthly rental payments, residual receipt payments, and tribal responsibility for utility and maintenance costs for such rental housing. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title for FY 1984 through 1987. Title III: Indian Housing Loan Guaranty Fund - Establishes an Indian housing loan guaranty fund to provide access to sources of private financing for Indian families or tribes who otherwise would not be eligible for housing credit because of Federal laws restricting mortgage or other encumbrance of trust land. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee up to 100 percent of the unpaid principal and interest due on any loan made to an Indian for the acquisition or construction of a standard house on trust land.  Sets forth provisions relating to such loans, security, interest, premium charges, applications, sale or assignment, maturity, default, collection, and reimbursement guaranty. Sets forth requirements for lenders. Creates an Indian housing guaranty fund to be available to the Secretary as a revolving fund to carry out this title.  Requires that this title's guaranteed loan program be operated separately from the Indian housing finance fund under title II of this act and that no designated funds be transferred from one program to the other. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 through FY 1987. Sets forth permissible uses of such guaranty fund. Limits the aggregate outstanding principal amount which may be guaranteed by the Secretary,  Sets forth provisions relating to guaranty fund assets, liabilities, and obligations and to servicing or purchase of guaranteed loans. Title IV: Miscellaneous Provisions - Directs the Secretary to establish in the Bureau of Indian Affairs an Office of Indian Housing Programs with primary responsibility for administering the programs created by this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to Indian tribes for housing plan development and implementation and for application preparation and submission.  Directs the Secretary to provide for establishment of a training program to develop understanding by the participating families of the roles and responsibilities of the tribal housing agency, the Federal Government, and participants under titles I and II. Requires that such program include basic home maintenance training.  Allows up to one percent of funds appropriated under authority of titles I and II to be used to provide such technical assistance and training. Makes the Indian Health Service responsible for provision of water and sanitation facilities for houses constructed, acquired, or rehabilitated with assistance provided under this Act.  Directs the Secretary to coordinate such activities and responsibilities with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary to ensure that planning and budgeting for necessary roads and sanitation facilities shall be done in conjunction with planning and budgeting for new housing to be constructed with funds appropriated pursuant to this Act. Permits funds appropriated under titles I and II to be used to provide site improvements, streets, and driveways within multi-unit housing projects.  Requires that such streets be built to BIA standards and maintained by the BIA. Directs the Secretary to continue to prove all-weather access roads to multiunit projects constructed under this title through existing road programs and authorizations. Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a biannual housing inventory of current Indian housing needs and conditions to be used for purposes of specified title II provisions; and (2) submit copies of such inventory to the Congress. Directs the Secretary, within two years of enactment of this Act, to conduct and submit to the Congress a study of the potential uses of trust funds of Indian tribes and individuals to support, directly, or indirectly, the provision of housing for Indians and Alaska Natives (subject to the consent of the beneficial owner and the continued ensured integrity of such funds). Directs the Secretary to promulgate necessary rules and regulations to carry out this Act.  Directs the chairmen (in consultation with the making minority members) of the appropriate congressional committees to appoint persons of Indian descent knowledgeable about Indian affairs and housing assistance programs to be involved in the initial drafting and formulation of such regulations. Provides that housing assistance provided under this Act shall not exclude Indians from being eligible for other federally assisted housing programs. Requires that all contractors and subcontractors employed in connection with any project for which any funds have been provided or guaranteed under this Act comply with the Davis-Bacon Act (requiring payment of prevailing wage rates determined by the Secretary of Labor).",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-5989,97,hr,5989,A bill to define the membership of the Osage Tribe of Indians.,Native Americans,1982-03-30,1982-05-27,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,Defines the membership of the Osage Tribe of Indians for specified purposes.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-2294,97,s,2294,Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act,Native Americans,1982-03-29,1982-07-14,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA]",LA,D,J000189,1,"Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act - Declares constitutional and legal any transfer of land or natural resources in Louisiana by the Chitimacha Tribe before the enactment of this Act.  Declares extinguished as of the date of transfer:  (1) aboriginal titles held by the tribe to land or natural resources the transfer of which is approved by this Act;  and (2) tribal claims for damages or possession against the State, any political subdivision of the State, or any person based on an approved transfer of land or natural resources or an aboriginal title extinguished by this Act. Sets forth procedures for actions challenging the constitutionality of this Act. Establishes within the Treasury the Chitimacha Claims Settlement Fund as compensation to the tribe for the extinguishment of any claim under this Act. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make semiannual payments to the tribe from income derived from the fund.  Frees the use of such payments from regulation by the Secretary. Sets forth requirements for the acquisition of land for the tribe with the fund. Authorizes appropriations to the fund. Authorizes the tribe to establish a tribal court system and a tribal police force. Gives any tribal court system established under this Act exclusive jurisdiction over certain criminal offenses occurring and civil actions arising on the Chitimacha Reservation. Permits the tribe to assume exclusive jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. Prohibits the consideration of payments to the tribe under this Act in the determination of the eligibility of the State, any political subdivision of the State, or the tribe for Federal financial assistance.",2025-08-29T19:51:36Z,
97-hr-5916,97,hr,5916,A bill to declare certain Federal lands acquired for the benefit of Indians to be held in trust for the Tribes of such Indians.,Native Americans,1982-03-22,1983-01-08,Became Public Law No: 97-434.,House,"Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]",NM,R,S000463,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Declares that certain Federal lands acquired for the benefit of the Ramah Navajo Indians are held in trust for the Ramah Band of the Navajo Tribe. Declares that certain Federal lands acquired for the benefit of the Choctaw Indians of Mississippi are held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hjres-444,97,hjres,444,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 14, 1982, as ""National Navajo Code Talkers Day"".",Native Americans,1982-03-18,1982-07-28,Became Public Law No: 97-225.,House,"Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4]",AZ,R,R000495,237,"Requests the President to designate August 14, 1982, as National Navajo Code Talkers Day.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hr-5856,97,hr,5856,Indian Land Consolidation Act,Native Americans,1982-03-16,1982-09-15,For Further Action See S.503.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Indian Land Consolidation Act - Title I: Indian Land Consolidation - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands or interest in lands to: (1) provide land for Indians or Indian tribes; or (2) consolidate tribal landholdings or eliminate undivided fractional interests in trust or restricted lands.  Authorizes the Secretary to use for such purchase any funds available to an Indian tribe. Authorizes any tribe, with the approval of the Secretary, to exchange or sell any tribal lands or interest in lands to eliminate undivided fractional interests in Indian trust or restricted lands or consolidate its tribal landholdings.  Sets forth conditions for such sales. Authorizes any tribe to purchase, at fair market value, the undivided fractional interests in any trust or restricted lands within its jurisdiction, without the consent of other owners of interests in such lands.  Authorizes any tribe to purchase, at not less than the fair market value, all of the interests in any tract or trust or restricted land within its jurisdiction, with the consent of: (1) the owners of over 50 percent of the undivided interests in such tract; or (2) over 50 percent of the owners of such tract.  Sets forth conditions for such purchases.  Requires the Secretary's approval for such sales and purchases. Title II: Indian Inheritance Laws - Authorizes any tribe to provide that only the tribe and either its tribal members or Indians shall be entitled to receive by devise or descent any interest in trust or restricted land within that tribe's jurisdiction.  Sets forth conditions on such inheritance laws. Authorizes any tribe to provide that any undivided fractional interest of less than five percent of the total acreage of any tract of trust or restricted land within its jurisdiction shall not descend by intestacy or devise but shall escheat to the tribe, unless such interest can generate more than $50 in revenues per year. Directs the Secretary to give full force and effect to any tribal actions taken pursuant to this title. Applies such provisions only to estates of decedents whose deaths occur on or after the effective date of tribal ordinances adopted pursuant to this title. Title III: Miscellaneous - Provides that title to any land acquired under this Act by an Indian or Indian tribe shall be taken in trust by the United States and that all such lands or interests in lands shall be exempt from Federal, State, and local taxation.",2025-08-29T19:49:38Z,
97-hr-5795,97,hr,5795,"An act to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Shawnee Tribe of Indians in dockets 64, 335, and 338 by the Indian Claims Commission and docket 64-A by the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-03-10,1982-12-20,Became Public Law No: 97-372.,House,"Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4]",OK,D,M000398,1,"Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Shawnee Tribe in specified judgments by the Indian Claims Commission and the U.S. Court of Claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allocate the funds among the Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, and Cherokee Band of Shawnee descendants. Allocates 75 percent of the funds provided the Absentee Shawnee Tribe for per capita payments and 25 percent for specified construction and tribal programs. Allocates 80 percent of the funds provided the Eastern Shawnee Tribe for per capita payments and 20 percent for a tribal land purchase program.  Allocates all of the funds provided for the Cherokee Band of Shawnee descendants for per capita payments. Exempts funds distributed under this Act from Federal or State income taxes and from being used in determining eligibility for Social Security assistance.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-5664,97,hr,5664,"A bill to provide that, for a 10-year period, certain Federal land in the Black Hills National Forest shall be withdrawn from public use in order that the Lakota-Dakota (Sioux) Nation may use such land as a cultural and religious resource area, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-03-02,1982-03-02,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12]",NY,D,C000371,49,"Withdraws certain Federal lands in the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota from public use for a period of ten years.  Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue a ten-year permit to the Yellow Thunder Camp community established by the Lakota-Dakota (Sioux) Nation to use such lands as a cultural and religious resource area.  Prohibits any lease, permit, or contract with respect to such lands without Yellow Thunder Camp's consent. Requires that the Secretary assure that any land and resource management plan for lands in the Black Hills National Forest:  (1) prohibits activities harmful to religious or cultural sites of the Lakota-Dakota Nation;  (2) prohibits excavation of archeological resources on such lands without the Lakota-Dakota Nation's consent;  and (3) guarantees to the Lakota-Dakota Nation and allied members of other Indian nations the free exercise of their religion on such lands. Requires the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to consult and negotiate with the leaders of the Lakota-Dakota Nation to resolve conflicts with respect to their religious freedom, activities harmful to their religious and cultural sites, and the excavation of archeological resources on such lands.  Directs the Secretaries to report to the President, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President of the Senate on such consultations and negotiations.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-2153,97,s,2153,"A bill to provide for the distribution of Warm Springs judgement funds awarded in Docket 198 before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-03-02,1982-03-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,0,Provides for the distribution of funds awarded the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon by the Indian Claims Commission.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to distribute the funds on a per capita basis to persons enrolled on a specified list of the members of the Confederated Tribes. Exempts funds distributed under this Act from Federal or State income taxes and from being used in determining eligibility for Social Security assistance.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2140,97,s,2140,"A bill to provide for the use and distribution of Seminole judgement funds in Dockets 73 and 151, and 73-A, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-02-25,1982-02-25,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME]",ME,R,C000598,0,"Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded in judgments of the Indian claims Commission to:  (1) the Seminole Indians; and (2) the Seminole Indians of Florida. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allocate 75 percent of the funds awarded the Seminole Indians to the Seminole by blood members of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and 25 percent of such funds to the Seminole Indians of Florida. Allocates specified amounts of the Oklahoma portion of such funds for per capita payments and for tribal and community programs. Allocates the Florida funds among the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and the unaffiliated Seminoles of Florida.  Sets forth procedures by which such allocations are to be distributed for per capita payments and tribal programs. Exempts funds distributed by this Act from Federal, State, or local income taxes or from determining eligibility under assistance programs.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-5553,97,hr,5553,"A bill to provide for the use and disposition of Miami Indians judgment funds in Dockets 124-b and 254 before the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1982-02-22,1982-12-21,Became Public Law No: 97-376.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,1,"(Measure passed House, amended) Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded in a judgment of the U.S. Court of Claims to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Indians of Indiana. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allocate the funds between the two tribes according to the number of enrollees of each group as designated on the 1972 Miami Indians of Oklahoma and Indiana payment roll. Directs the Secretary to prepare a roll of persons of Miami Indian ancestry meeting specified requirements. Sets forth procedures by which the allocated funds are to be distributed for per capita payments and tribal investments. Exempts funds distributed by this Act from Federal, State, or local income taxes and from being used to determine eligibility under assistance programs.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2114,97,s,2114,Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-02-11,1982-04-28,Committee on Indian Affairs. Measure incorporated into measure H.R. 5118 ordered to be reported.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,1,"Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to deliver water supplies to the Papago Tribe of Arizona and its members, in settlement of tribal and individual water rights claims in portions of the Papago reservations. Directs the Secretary, as soon as possible but not later than ten years after enactment of this Act and if the Tribes has agreed to specified conditions, to: (1) deliver, annually, specified amounts of water suitable for agricultural use from the main project works of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) to the San Xavier Reservation and to the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation; (2) construct facilities to convey and distribute such water; and (3) establish a water management plan for such areas. Directs the Secretary, upon request by the Tribe, to study the availability and suitability of water resources within the Sells Papago Reservation but outside the Tucson Active Management Area or the Upper Santa Cruz Basin.  Authorizes appropriations to carry out such study. Declares that the Tribe shall have the right to withdraw ground water from beneath the San Xavier Reservation and the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation, subject to specified limitations. Declares that nothing in this Act shall diminish or abrogate any obligations of the Secretary to the Papago Tribe under the December 12, 1980, CAP water delivery contract. Requires that deliveries of water under this Act be in such amounts, and according to such terms and conditions as are set forth in the December 12, 1980, agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Act. Directs the Secretary, whenever unable to deliver such amounts of water from the main project works of the CAP, to:  (1) acquire and deliver an equivalent quantity of water from specified alternative supplies and sources; or (2) pay damages at the prevailing CAP rate for such quantities of municipal and industrial water. Sets forth conditions for acquisitions by the Secretary for purposes of fulfilling such water delivery obligations to the Tribe. Requires the owner's consent to the Secretary's acquisition of land, water rights, contract rights, or reclaimed water.  Requires that any private lands acquired have a recent history of capacity to receive substantially all of the water right use and that preference in acquisition be given to lands upon which water has recently been put to beneficial use.  Declares that nothing in this title shall authorize the Secretary to acquire or disturb the water rights of any Indian tribe, band, group, or community. Directs the Secretary, in meeting such water delivery obligations, to:  (1) design, construct, operate, maintain, and replace appropriate facilities; and (2) deliver the water to suitable boundary points agreed to by the Tribe. Authorizes the Secretary, in facilitating water delivery under this Act, to:  (1) enter into contracts for the exchange of water or for the use of water delivery facilities; and (2) use facilities constructed with Federal funds. Sets forth requirements concerning the purchase and delivery of reclaimed water or alternative water supplies by the Secretary, in accordance with a specified agreement and in specified amounts, to the San Xavier Reservation and to the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation. Requires the Secretary to carry out specified water delivery obligations only if the Tribe agrees to: (1) certain limitations on the pumping of ground water; and (2) compliance with the water management plan. Requires the Secretary to carry out specified distribution systems obligations only if the Tribe agrees to: (1) subjugate the land; and (2) assume responsibility for the systems.  Sets forth the rights of the Tribe with respect to the use of water supplies under this Act. Requires the Secretary to carry out specified water delivery obligations under this Act only if, within a specified period of time:  (1) the city of Tucson, the Secretary, and the Tribe agree that the city will make available and the Secretary will purchase a specified quantity of reclaimed water to be delivered annually to the Tribe; (2) the Tribe agrees to file a stipulation for voluntary dismissal with prejudice of a specified district court suit (and the suit is finally dismissed within an unspecified period of time); and (3) the Tribe executes a waiver and release of all of its claims concerning water rights within specified areas against the United States, the State of Arizona and its agencies and local governments, or any other person, corporation or municipal corporation, arising under U.S. or Arizona law. Provides that such waiver and release shall not take effect until a trust fund has been established and the full amount authorized to be appropriated to such trust fund under this Act has been appropriated by the Congress. Declares that the settlement under this Act fully satisfies all claims of water rights or injuries to water rights of all individual members of the Papago Tribe with a legal interest in specified lands.  Provides that any entitlement to water of any individual member of the Papago Tribe shall be satisfied out of the water resources provided in this Act. Directs the Secretary to complete a study within one year to determine which lands within the Gila Bend Reservation have been rendered unsuitable for agriculture because of the operation of the Painted Rock Dam. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange such lands for an equivalent acreage, of like quality but suitable for agriculture. Authorizes the establishment of a trust fund of $15,000,000 for the benefit of the Papago Tribe. Directs the Secretary to invest such amount in interest bearing deposits and securities.  Provides that the income thus accruing may only be used, pursuant to appropriations legislation, for the subjugation of land, development of water resources, and the construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of related facilities on the Papago Reservations which are not the obligation of the United States. Provides that if a Federal entity is established to provide financial assistance for arid land renewable resources projects and investments, such entity shall:  (1) give first priority to the needs of the Papago Tribe;  and (2) make price guarantees, loan guarantees, purchase agreements, loans, and joint venture projects available to the Tribe. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act. Provides for compliance with the Budget Act. Declares that any provision of this Act which directly or indirectly authorizes the enactment of new budget authority shall be effective only for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1982.",2025-08-29T19:51:30Z,
97-hr-5494,97,hr,5494,Ancient Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-02-09,1982-06-22,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33]",NY,R,L000192,9,"Ancient Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982 - Ratifies the transfers of land or natural resources within the States of New York or South Carolina, which were made on behalf of an Indian Tribe before January 1, 1912.  Extinguishes, by virtue of ratification, related claims against such transfers.  Exempts specified land in New York from ratification. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting information from such Indian tribes about outstanding claims.  Directs the Secretary, within 180 days of such submission, to determine:  (1) the credibility of such claims; and (2) the amount of fair compensation due credible claims.  Prohibits judicial review of such determination. Requires such Indian tribes to accept or reject the Secretary's determination within 60 days.  States that such determination shall be binding if it is accepted. Authorizes the Secretary to assist such Indian tribes receiving compensation to purchase other lands or natural resources. Authorizes such Indian tribes to file a cause of action in the Court of Claims, against the United States, for compensation arising out of land transfer claims which have not been settled or determined by the Secretary.  Gives the Court of Claims exclusive jurisdiction over such cases. Sets out:  (1) criteria for determining entitlement to a recovery against the United States; and (2) procedures for determining and paying the amount of such recovery. Limits recovery due certain claims arising after July 22, 1790. Assigns docket priority to claims brought under this Act before the Court of Claims. Authorizes appropriations. Requires any contest of the constitutionality or validity of this Act to be brought in certain Federal district courts within a specified time.",2025-08-29T19:49:32Z,
97-s-2084,97,s,2084,Ancient Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1982-02-09,1982-06-23,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,1,"Ancient Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1982 - Ratifies the transfers of land or natural resources, within the States of New York or South Carolina, which were made on behalf of an Indian Tribe before January 1, 1912. Extinguishes, by virtue of ratification, related claims against such transfers.  Exempts specified land in New York from ratification. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting information from such Indian tribes about outstanding claims.  Directs the Secretary, within 180 days of such submission, to determine:  (1) the credibility of such claims; and (2) the amount of fair compensation due credible claims.  Prohibits judicial review of such determination. Requires such Indian tribes to accept or reject the Secretary's determination within 60 days.  States that such determination shall be binding if it is accepted. Authorizes the Secretary to assist such Indian tribes receiving compensation to purchase other lands or natural resources. Authorizes such Indian tribes to file a cause of action in the Court of Claims, against the United States, for compensation arising out of land transfer claims which have not been settled or determined by the Secretary. Gives the Court of Claims exclusive jurisdiction over such cases. Sets out:  (1) criteria for determining entitlement to a recovery against the United States; and (2) procedures for determining and paying the amount of such recovery. Limits recovery due certain claims arising after July 22, 1790. Assigns docket priority to claims brought under this Act before the Court of Claims. Authorizes appropriations. Requires any contest of the constitutionality or validity of this Act to be brought in certain Federal district courts within a specified time.",2025-08-29T19:51:30Z,
97-hr-5425,97,hr,5425,Osage Nation Reorganization Act,Native Americans,1982-02-02,1982-05-27,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,Osage Nation Reorganization Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Osage Nation of Indians. Requires that the Secretary of the Interior hold an election to elect the membership of the Osage Nation Reorganization Committee.  Sets forth voting requirements for such election.  Requires the Committee to draft a constitution and bylaws for the tribe and to conduct an election for the adoption of such constitution and bylaws within one year of the election of the Committee.  Sets forth voting requirements for such election. Requires the Committee to conduct an election of tribal officials within 120 days after adoption of the Constitution and bylaws.  Provides that the Committee shall cease to exist upon the Secretary's certification of the election of the tribal officials.  Directs the Secretary to deal with the tribal officials as the recognized governing body of the tribe. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-29T19:49:32Z,
97-hr-5426,97,hr,5426,Osage Nation Reorganization Act,Native Americans,1982-02-02,1982-05-27,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Osage Nation Reoganization Act - Sets forth eligibility requirements for membership in the Osage Nation of Indians.  Requires any person who is eligible for such membership and who is also a member of another federally recognized tribe to elect the tribe in which he or she will remain a member. Requires the Secretary to prepare a tribal membership roll.  Permits applications for inclusion on the tribal roll and contests of the inclusion of any person on such roll. Establishes the Osage Constitutional Committee to draft the constitution and bylaws for the government of the tribe.  Sets forth the requirements for the election of committee members.  Requires that a draft approved by a majority of the Committee be submitted to the Secretary for approval.  Sets forth approval procedures.  Directs the Secretary to submit the approved constitution and bylaws to a referendum.  Sets forth the voting requirements for adoption of the constitution and bylaws. Requires the Secretary to call and supervise the initial election of tribal officers. Provides that the Osage Mineral Board shall cease to exist as a ""tribal council"" upon election of such tribal officers and shall handle only matters relating to the mineral estate of the Osage Indian Reservation. Requires the Tribal council elected under this Act to adopt criteria for future membership in the Osage Tribe and to submit such criteria to a referendum for inclusion in the constitution and by laws.",2025-08-29T19:49:32Z,
97-hr-5358,97,hr,5358,Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act,Native Americans,1982-01-26,1982-08-09,Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From Interior.,House,"Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]",LA,D,T000058,7,"Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act - Declares constitutional and legal any transfer of land or natural resources in Louisiana by the Chitimacha Tribe before the enactment of this Act.  Declares extinguished as of the date of transfer:  (1) aboriginal titles held by the tribe to land or natural resources the transfer of which is approved by this Act;  and (2) tribal claims for damages or possession against the State, any political subdivision of the State, or any person based on an approved transfer of land or natural resources or an aboriginal title extinguished by this Act. Sets forth procedures for actions challenging the constitutionality of this Act. Establishes within the Treasury the Chitimacha Claims Settlement Fund as compensation to the tribe for the extinguishment of any claim under this Act.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior to make semiannual payments to the tribe from income derived from the fund.  Frees the use of such payments from regulation by the Secretary. Sets forth requirements for the acquisition of land for the tribe with the fund. Authorizes appropriations to the fund. Authorizes the tribe to establish a tribal court system and a tribal police force. Gives any tribal court system established under this Act exclusive jurisdiction over certain criminal offenses occurring and civil actions arising on the Chitimacha Reservation. Permits the tribe to assume exclusive jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act. Prohibits the consideration of payments to the tribe under this Act in the determination of the eligibility of the State, any political subdivision of the State, or the tribe for Federal financial assistance.",2025-08-29T19:49:27Z,
97-hr-5300,97,hr,5300,"A bill to amend the Act of June 24, 1938, to allow the Secretary of the Interior to invest certain funds collected by Indian irrigation and power projects.",Native Americans,1981-12-16,1981-12-16,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4]",WA,R,M000999,1,Amends specified provisions of Federal law which provide for deposits and investments of Indian tribal funds to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to invest in specified types of Government securities funds from:  (1) operation and maintenance collections from Indian irrigation projects; and (2) revenue collections from power operations on such projects. Authorizes the Secretary to use earnings from such investments to reduce such operation and maintenance charges.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-1986,97,s,1986,"An act to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded to the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes of Indians and the Assiniboine Tribe of Fort Belknap Indian Community, in certain dockets of the United States Court of Claims and of funds awarded to the Papago Tribe of Arizona in dockets numbered 345 and 102 of the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-12-16,1983-01-03,Became Public Law No: 97-408.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,"(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment) Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded in specified cases by the United States Court of Claims to:  (1) the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Reservation, Montana; (2) the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Montana; (3) the Gros Ventre Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Montana; and (4) the Papago Tribe of Arizona. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to prescribe rules and regulations to carry out this Act, including the establishment of deadlines for filing applications for enrollment.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-2005,97,s,2005,A bill to enable the Native Hawaiians Study Commission to accept gifts and voluntary services.,Native Americans,1981-12-16,1981-12-16,Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI]",HI,D,M000250,1,Amends the Native Hawaiians Study Commission Act to authorize the Commission to accept volunteer services and gifts.,2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
97-sjres-136,97,sjres,136,A joint resolution to validate the effectiveness of a plan for the use or distribution of funds appropriated to pay a judgement awarded to the San Carlos Tribe of Arizona.,Native Americans,1981-12-15,1981-12-17,Became Public Law No: 97-95.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,Validates the effectiveness of a plan for the use or distribution of funds appropriated to pay a judgment awarded to the San Carlos Apache Indian Tribe of Arizona.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-5204,97,hr,5204,A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept certain lands for the benefit of the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians.,Native Americans,1981-12-14,1982-12-31,Became Public Law No: 97-397.,House,"Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43]",CA,R,B001080,0,Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept certain land in California for the benefit of the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-sjres-133,97,sjres,133,"A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 14, 1982, as ""National Navajo Code Talkers Day"".",Native Americans,1981-12-10,1982-05-26,Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,26,"Requests the President to designate August 14, 1982, as ""National Navajo Code Talkers Day.""",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hconres-233,97,hconres,233,A concurrent resolution expressing the gratitude of the Congress to the Navajo code talkers for their service to the United States during World War II.,Native Americans,1981-12-09,1981-12-21,Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.,House,"Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-11]",IN,D,J000033,0,Expresses the gratitude of the Congress to the Navajo code talkers for their service to the United States during World War II.,2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
97-s-1914,97,s,1914,A bill conferring jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgment in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.,Native Americans,1981-12-04,1982-11-29,Committee on Judiciary received executive comment from Office of the Attorney General.,Senate,"Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]",OK,R,N000102,1,Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear all claims which the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma may have against the United States with respect to damages to tribal assets related to construction of the Arkansas River Navigation System.,2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hr-5118,97,hr,5118,Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1981-12-03,1982-09-21,For Further Action See S.1409.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"(House agreed to Senate amendment with amendments) Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to deliver water supplies to the Papago Tribe of Arizona and its members in settlement of tribal and individual water rights claims in portions of the Papago reservations. Directs the Secretary, (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation) as soon as possible but not later than ten years after enactment of this Act, and if the Tribe has agreed to specified conditions, to: (1) deliver, annually, specified amounts of water suitable for agricultural use from the main project works of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) to the San Xavier Reservation and to the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation; (2) construct facilities to convey and distribute such water; and (3) establish a water management plan for such areas. Directs the Secretary, upon request by the Tribe, to study the availability and suitability of water resources within the Sells Papago Reservation but outside the Tucson Active Management Area or the Upper Santa Cruz Basin. Directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of Energy or the appropriate agency or officials, to carry out a study to determine:  (1) energy availability and requirements resulting from enactment of this Act; and (2) feasibility of constructing a solar power or other alternative energy producing facility to meet such requirements. Declares that the Tribe shall have the right to withdraw ground water from beneath the San Xavier Reservation and the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation, subject to specified limitations. Declares that nothing in this Act shall diminish or abrogate any obligations of the Secretary to the Papago Tribe under the December 11, 1980, CAP water delivery contract. Requires that specified deliveries of water under this Act be in such amounts and according to such terms and conditions as are set forth in the December 11, 1980, agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Act. Directs the Secretary, when unable to deliver such amounts of water from the main project works of the CAP, to: (1) acquire and deliver an equivalent quantity of water from specified alternative supplies and sources; or (2) pay damages in an amount equal to the actual replacement costs (where a delivery system has not been completed within ten years after enactment of this Act) or the value of such quantities of water as are not acquired and delivered (where the delivery system is completed). Requires the owner's consent to the Secretary's acquisition of land, water rights, contract rights, or reclaimed water. Sets forth conditions for acquisitions by the Secretary. Requires that any private lands acquired have a recent history of capacity to receive substantially all of the water right use and that preference in acquisition be given to lands upon which water has recently been put to beneficial use.  Declares that nothing in this title shall authorize the Secretary to acquire or disturb the water rights of any Indian tribe, band, group, or community. Directs the Secretary (acting through the Bureau of Reclamation), in meeting such water delivery obligations, to:  (1) design, construct, operate, maintain, and replace appropriate facilities; and (2) deliver the water to suitable boundary points agreed to by the Tribe.  Authorizes the appropriation of a sum equal to that portion of the total costs of phase B of the Tucson Aqueduct of the Central Arizona Project allocable to the construction of facilities for such water delivery. Authorizes the Secretary, in facilitating water delivery under this Act, to: (1) enter into contracts for the exchange of water or for the use of water delivery facilities; and (2) use facilities constructed with Federal funds. Sets forth requirements concerning the purchase and delivery of reclaimed water or alternative water supplies by the Secretary, in accordance with a specified agreement and in specified amounts, to the San Xavier Reservation and to the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation. Prohibits the Secretary from constructing a separate delivery system to deliver such reclaimed water. Requires the Secretary to carry out specified water delivery obligations only if the Tribe agrees to: (1) certain limitations on the pumping of ground water; and (2) compliance with the water management plan.  Requires the Secretary to carry out specified distribution systems obligations only if the Tribe agrees to: (1) subjugate the land; and (2) assume responsibility for the systems.  Sets forth the rights of the Tribe with respect to the use of water supplies under this Act.  Requires that the proceeds from any sale, exchange, or disposition of water by the Tribe be used for social or economic programs which benefit the Tribe.  Declares that nothing in specified provisions of this Act shall be construed to establish whether or not reserved water may be put to use, or sold for use, off of any reservation to which reserved water rights attach. Requires the Secretary to carry out specified water delivery obligations under this Act only if, within one year of the enactment of this Act: (1) the city of Tucson, the Secretary, and the Tribe agree that the city will make available and the Secretary will purchase a specified quantity of reclaimed water to be delivered annually to the Tribe; (2) the Tribe agrees to file a stipulation for voluntary dismissal with prejudice of a specified district court suit and the suit is dismissed within an unspecified period of time; and (3) the Tribe executes a waiver and release of all of its claims concerning water rights within specified areas against the United States, the State of Arizona and its agencies and local governments, or any other person, corporation or municipal corporation arising under U.S. or Arizona law. Provides that such waiver and release shall not take effect until a trust fund has been established and the full amount authorized to be appropriated to such trust fund under this Act has been appropriated by the Congress. Declares that the settlement under this Act fully satisfies all claims of water rights or injuries to water rights of all individual members of the Papago Tribe with a legal interest in specified lands.  Provides that any entitlement to water of any individual member of the Papago Tribe shall be satisfied out of the water resources provided in this Act. Directs the Secretary to complete a study within one year to determine which lands within the Gila Bend Reservation have been rendered unsuitable for agriculture because of the operation of the Painted Rock Dam.  Authorizes the Secretary to exchange such lands for an equivalent acreage, of like quality but suitable for agriculture.  Authorizes the Secretary to require the Tribe to reimburse the United States for moneys paid for flood easements on such lands which the Secretary replaces by exchange. Authorizes the establishment of a trust fund of $15,000,000 for the benefit of the Papago Tribe. Directs the Secretary to invest such amount in interest bearing deposits and securities. Provides that the income thus accruing may only be used, pursuant to appropriations legislation, for the subjugation of land, development of water resources, and the construction, operation, maintenance, and replacement of related facilities on the Papago Reservations which are not the obligation of the United States. Provides that the functions of the Bureau of Reclamation under this Act shall be subject to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to the same extent as if performed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Extends through 1984 the period under the Federal statute of limitations during which water rights complaints may be brought by or on behalf of the Tribe or its Members (except those suits which are to be dismissed as part of the settlement agreement). Provides that if a Federal entity is established to provide financial assistance for arid land renewable resources projects and investments, such entity shall:  (1) give first priority to the needs of the Papago Tribe and (2) make price guarantees, loan guarantees, purchase agreements, loans, and joint venture projects available to the Tribe. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and thereafter to carry out this Act. Provides for compliance with the Budget Act. Declares that any provision of this Act which directly or indirectly authorizes the enactment of new budget authority shall be effective only for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1982.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1894,97,s,1894,Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982,Native Americans,1981-11-30,1982-12-22,Became Public Law No: 97-382.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,3,"(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment) Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982 - Allows Indian tribes to enter into agreements (Minerals Agreements) for the development of their energy and non-energy mineral resources.  Subjects such agreements to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and any provision in the tribes' constitution or charter.  Permits individual Indians to include their mineral resources in a tribal Minerals Agreement with the concurrence of the other parties and a finding by the Secretary that such participation is in the best interest of the Indian. Requires the Secretary to approve or disapprove a Minerals Agreement within 180 days of submission or, if an environmental impact statement is required, 60 days after compliance, whichever is later. Sets forth procedures for notifying the affected Indian tribe of the Secretary's decision. Sets forth criteria the Secretary shall use in evaluating Minerals Agreements. Provides that the Secretary's authority to disapprove Minerals Agreements may only be delegated to the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs. Grants parties to Minerals Agreements standing to bring a cause of action in Federal district court to review a disapproval action.  Directs the court to determine the matter de novo and places the burden on the Secretary to sustain the disapproval action. Declares that, where the Secretary has approved a Minerals Agreement in compliance with applicable law, the United States shall not be liable for losses sustained by a tribe or individual Indian under such agreement.  Provides that the Secretary shall continue to have a trust obligation to ensure that the rights of a tribe or an individual Indian are protected if there is a violation of the term of any Minerals Agreement by any other party to such agreement.  Provides that nothing in this Act shall absolve the United States from any responsibility to Indians. Sets forth the procedure for reviewing Minerals Agreements which were approved after January 1, 1975, but prior to enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary to ensure that tribes and individual Indians are provided, to the extent of available resources, necessary advice and assistance in the negotiation of a Minerals Agreement. Directs the Secretary, to:  (1) promulgate rules and regulations to facilitate implementation of this Act, within 180 days of enactment; and (2) consult,  to the extent practicable, with national and regional Indian organizations and tribes with mineral development expertise to formulate, revise, or amend such rules and regulations.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1890,97,s,1890,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to disburse certain trust funds of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior or Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-11-24,1982-02-02,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]",WI,D,P000553,0,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 97-296) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to disburse certain trust funds of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. Requires that such disbursement be used to cover or reduce a bank overdraft incurred by the tribe in support of administration of Federal contracts. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the tribe, if the United States adjusts the accounts of Indian tribes or organizations administering Federal contracts, for the overrecovery or underrecovery of indirect costs.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-5081,97,hr,5081,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and to transfer certain other lands to the administration of the United States Forest Service.,Native Americans,1981-11-20,1982-10-06,Became Public Law No: 97-288.,House,"Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98]",NV,D,S000058,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended, in lieu of S. 1858) Declares that the United States holds certain lands in Nevada, which are presently administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.  Declares such lands to be part of the Washoe Indian Reservation. Specifies that this Act does not deprive any person or entity of any legal right or legal interest in such lands. Requires that such lands be used primarily for agricultural purposes. Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs to transfer the administration of certain other lands in Nevada to the U.S. Forest Service within 180 days after enactment of this Act.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-5001,97,hr,5001,Tribal-State Compact Act of 1981,Native Americans,1981-11-17,1982-03-18,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]",NE,R,B000403,19,"Tribal-State Compact Act of 1981 - Title I: Authorization of Compacts and Agreements - Authorizes the States and the Indian tribes to enter into compacts on matters relating to:  (1) the enforcement or application of civil, criminal, and regulatory laws of each within their respective jurisdictions;  (2) the allocation or determination of governmental responsibility of States and tribes over specified subject matters or specified geographical areas, or both, including agreements or compacts providing for concurrent jurisdiction between the States and the Tribes;  and (3) agreements or compacts providing for the transfer of jurisdiction of individual cases from tribal courts to State courts or State courts to tribal courts in accordance with procedures established by the laws of the tribes and States. Provides for revocation of such agreements and compacts.  Sets forth certain limitations on such agreements and compacts. Authorizes Federal assistance to tribal and State authorities to implement such agreements. Allows the United States, upon agreement of the parties and the Secretary of the Interior, to provide up to 100 percent of the costs for personnel or administrative expenses in any agreement or compact between an Indian tribe and a State under this Act. Sets forth criteria which the Secretary may consider in determining the amount of Federal assistance. Authorizes appropriations, not exceeding $10,000,000 each fiscal year, for fiscal years 1982 and thereafter to carry out the compacts entered into in accordance with this title. Title II:  Planning and Monitoring Boards - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) encourage the tribes and the States to establish councils, committees, boards, or task forces to discuss jurisdictional questions; and (2) provide Federal representatives to such conferences. Authorizes the utilization of specified funds to assist such conferences and further deliberations among the tribes. Title III:  Judicial Enforcement - Grants to district courts original jurisdiction over civil actions to secure equitable relief brought by parties to an agreement entered into in accordance with this Act.  Declares that actions for damages shall only exist as specifically provided for in such agreements.",2025-08-29T19:49:21Z,
97-hr-5007,97,hr,5007,"A bill to provide for the designation of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon as the beneficiary of a public domain allotment and to provide that all interests in public domain allotments in Harney County, Oregon, which are held by Indian allottees who die intestate and without heirs shall escheat to the United States to be held in trust for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and added to the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation.",Native Americans,1981-11-17,1982-09-20,Other Measure S.1468 Passed House in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Smith, Denny [R-OR-2]",OR,R,S000527,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Provides for the designation of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon as the beneficiary of a specified public domain allotment. Provides that interests in all Burns public domain allotments in Harney County, Oregon, belonging to Indians who die intestate without heirs shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and be part of the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation. Provides that no non-Indian lands in Harney County, Oregon, shall be considered Indian country. Amends specified Federal law to increase from $2,000 to $50,000 the value of estates which may be transferred by the Secretary of the Interior to an Indian tribe without congressional action.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-1858,97,s,1858,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California and to transfer certain other lands to the administration of the United States Forest Service.,Native Americans,1981-11-17,1982-08-19,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,Senate,"Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV]",NV,D,C000120,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares that the United States holds certain lands in Nevada, which are presently administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in trust for the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.  Declares such lands to be part of the Washoe Indian Reservation. Specifies that this Act does not deprive any person or entity of any legal right or legal interest in such lands. Requires that such lands be used primarily for agricultural purposes. Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs to transfer the administration of certain other lands in Nevada to the U.S. Forest Service within 180 days after enactment of this Act.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-4926,97,hr,4926,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, such interests in oil, gas, coal, and other minerals owned or controlled by the Osage Tribe of Indians as are needed for Skiatook Lake, Oklahoma, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-11-06,1981-12-29,Became Public Law No: 97-142.,House,"Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1]",OK,D,J000232,1,"(Measure passed House, amended) Provides that a subordination of specified mineral interests of the Osage Tribe of Indians shall vest in the United States immediately upon payment of $7,400,000 by the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior. States that such sum was agreed upon as compensation to the Osage Tribe for the acquisition of such subordination for the construction of works relating to Skiatook Lake, as part of a project for the improvement of the Verdigris River and tributaries in Oklahoma and Kansas under the Flood Control Act of 1962. Directs the Secretary of the Army to make such payment.  Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire such subordination. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to disburse such payment to the Osage Tribe.  Provides that payments to the Osage Tribe under this Act shall not be subject to attorney fees.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
97-hr-4894,97,hr,4894,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of Interior to disburse certain trust funds of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-11-04,1981-12-29,Became Public Law No: 97-112.,House,"Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7]",WI,D,O000007,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to disburse certain trust funds of the Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin. Requires that such disbursement be used to cover or reduce a bank overdraft incurred by the tribe in support of administration of Federal contracts. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the tribe if the United States adjusts the accounts of Indian tribes or organizations administering Federal contracts for the overrecovery or underrecovery of indirect costs.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-1807,97,s,1807,A bill to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Seminole Indians in a judgement of the Indian Claims Commission.,Native Americans,1981-11-04,1981-11-04,Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Hawkins, Paula [R-FL]",FL,R,H000374,0,"Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Seminole Indians in a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to allocate 50 percent of such funds to the members of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma who are Seminole by blood and the other 50 percent to the Seminole Indians of Florida. Allocates specified amounts of the Oklahoma portion of such funds for per capita payments and for tribal and community social and economic programs. Allocates the Florida portion of such funds among the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and the unaffiliated Seminoles of Florida. Sets forth procedures by which such allocations are to be distributed for per capita payments and/or tribal and community social and economic programs. Exempts funds distributed or made available by this Act from Federal, State, or local income taxes or from determining eligibility under assistance programs.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1799,97,s,1799,"A bill to declare that the United States holds in trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona.  ",Native Americans,1981-10-30,1981-10-30,Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"Declares that the United States holds in trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain lands in Pima County, Arizona. Provides that the State of Arizona shall exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction over such lands as if it had assumed jurisdiction pursuant to a specified Act.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
97-s-1800,97,s,1800,"A bill to allow an Indian tribe to enact laws relating to the descent and distribution of restricted Indian lands located within the reservation of such tribe, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-10-30,1981-10-30,Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"Affirms to Indian tribes and communities the right to enact laws relating to the descent and distribution of restricted Indian lands located within the reservations of such tribes. Sets specified limits on such lawmaking. Requires that the recognized governing body of an Indian tribe submit such proposed laws for approval by the Secretary of the Interior.  Treats such laws as approved unless disapproved within 90 days after such submission. Directs the Secretary to prescribe, within 180 days of enactment of this Act, regulations for approval determination procedures.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1795,97,s,1795,A bill to exchange certain lands of the Hopi Tribe for certain lands of the Navajo Tribe.,Native Americans,1981-10-29,1982-07-13,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]",AZ,R,G000267,0,Exchanges certain land of the Hopi Tribe for certain lands of the Navajo Tribe.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-4849,97,hr,4849,A bill to authorize certain additions to the Santa Ana Indian Reservation in New Mexico.,Native Americans,1981-10-27,1981-10-27,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Lujan, Manuel, Jr. [R-NM-1]",NM,R,L000506,0,Authorizes certain additions to the Santa Ana Indian Reservation in New Mexico. Declares certain lands to be part of the Reservation and authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept warranty deeds conveying to the United States in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Ana certain other lands to become part of the Reservation.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-1779,97,s,1779,"A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Tribe, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-10-27,1982-02-11,Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered favorably reported H.R. 4001 in lieu of this measure.,Senate,"Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM]",NM,R,S000132,0,Authorizes the exchange of certain land in New Mexico held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Tribe for certain other land in New Mexico owned by specified persons.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-4745,97,hr,4745,"A bill to reserve certain lands on the public domain in Pima County, Arizona, for the use and benefit of the Papago Indians.",Native Americans,1981-10-14,1981-10-14,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Reserves certain lands in the public domain in Pima County, Arizona, for the use and benefit of the Papago Indians.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-1735,97,s,1735,"A bill to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Pembina Chippewa Indians in dockets numbered 113, 191, 221, and 246 of the Court of Claims.",Native Americans,1981-10-14,1982-12-31,Became Public Law No: 97-403.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,3,"(Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6416) Provides for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Pembina Chippewa Indians in specified dockets of the Court of Claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide such funds among the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Reservation, the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and the nonmember Pembina descendants (as a group).",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1652,97,s,1652,A bill to restore certain lands in Arizona to the Colorado River Indian Reservation.,Native Americans,1981-09-23,1982-08-19,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]",AZ,R,G000267,1,Restores specified lands in Arizona to the Colorado River Indian Reservation to be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Colorado River Indian Tribes.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-4496,97,hr,4496,Texas Band of Kickapoo Act,Native Americans,1981-09-16,1983-01-08,Became Public Law No: 97-429.,House,"Rep. Kazen, Abraham, Jr. [D-TX-23]",TX,D,K000025,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Texas Band of Kickapoo Act - Declares that it is appropriate to:  (1) grant Federal recognition to the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians (a subgroup of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma); (2) clarify the right of the members of the band to cross the United States-Mexico border; (3) authorize the provision of Federal services; and (4) provide for the establishment of trust lands for the members of the Band. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, within one year after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the Tribe, to compile a roll of those members of the Tribe who possess Kickapoo blood and who are also members of the Band.  Directs the Secretary, when the roll is complete, to:  (1) immediately publish notice of its completion in the Federal Register; and (2) ensure that such roll is maintained and is current.  Directs the Secretary to report to Congress if such roll is not compiled within the prescribed period. Permits, for a five-year period after publication of the Federal Register notice, any member of the Band whose name appears on such roll to opt to apply for, and to be granted, U.S. citizenship by the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Entitles all members of the Band, notwithstanding the Immigration and Nationality Act, to freely pass and repass the borders of the United States and to live and work in the United States. Makes the Indian Reorganization Act applicable to the Band, but limits the exercise of the Secretary's authority to acquire lands for the Band pursuant to specified land acquisition provisions of such Act to lands located in Maverick County, Texas. Directs the Secretary to accept no more than one hundred acres of land in Maverick County, Texas, which shall be offered for the benefit of the Band with the approval of the Tribe.  Declares that this requirement shall not be construed as limiting the Secretary's authority under specified land acquisition provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act. Grants the State of Texas jurisdiction over civil causes of action and criminal offenses arising on the Band's trust lands, in accordance with specified Federal laws and with the option of returning such jurisdiction to the United States and the Band. Makes the Band and its members in Maverick County, Texas, eligible for all Federal Indian programs and services, without regard to:  (1) the existence of a reservation; (2) Band members' residence on or near a reservation; or (3) the compilation of the roll required under this Act. Directs the Secretary and head of each department and agency administering programs for the benefit of Indians to consult and cooperate with appropriate Mexican officials so that provision of such services shall meet the special tricultural needs of the Band and its members. Allows such consultation and cooperation to include, whenever practicable, joint funding agreements.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1613,97,s,1613,A bill to confer jurisdiction on the United States Court of Claims with respect to certain claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe.,Native Americans,1981-09-11,1982-05-13,Committee on Indian Affairs. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"Confers jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment on specified claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe against the United States.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-4445,97,hr,4445,A bill to confer jurisdiction on the United States Court of Claims with respect to certain claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe.,Native Americans,1981-09-09,1981-11-19,Executive Comment Received From DOT.,House,"Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]",NM,R,S000463,0,"Confers jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment on specified claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe against the United States.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-4363,97,hr,4363,"A bill to provide water to the Papago Tribe of Arizona and its members, to settle tribal and individual water rights claims in portions of the Papago reservations, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-07-31,1981-09-14,Executive Comment Requested from Interior.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Declares the intent of the United States to reach a reasonable resolution, without costly and lengthy litigation, of Papago Indian claims for water based upon U.S. failure to meet its trust responsibility. Sets forth findings, purposes, and definitions under this Act. Title I:  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to deliver a firm water supply (an assured annual quantity of water suitable for agricultural use), commencing within ten years of the enactment of this Act, in specified quantities to: (1) the San Xavier Indian Reservation; (2) the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation; and (3) the Sif Oidak District of the Sells Papago Reservation (Chuichu area). Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts or other agreements with the Papago Tribe for: (1) such deliveries; (2) construction, operation, and maintenance of appropriate facilities; and (3) in partial satisfaction of such water supply entitlements, an annual delivery of water in an agreed upon amount from a facility of the Central Arizona Project (with exchanges for water from other sources permissible). Authorizes the Secretary to develop cooperatively with the Papago Tribe plans for full use and management of the respective entitlements.  Requires that such plans be completed within 18 months and periodically modified thereafter. Directs the Secretary to carry out appropriate engineering and hydrological studies.  Authorizes appropriations to carry out such studies. Directs the Secretary to acquire and deliver those portions of the respective water supply entitlements which are not provided from the Central Arizona Project entitlement portions. Directs the Secretary, to the extent consistent with the respective plans, to: (1) improve and extend existing irrigation systems and, on condition that the Tribe or its members subjugate the land, construct additional works; and (2) require the Tribe or its members or a designated entity to assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of such system. Authorizes the Secretary to make loans to the Tribe for the subjugation of land and delivery of water. Makes the Secretary's execution of such water supply contracts or arrangements conditional upon execution by the Papago Tribe of a waiver and release of any and all claims or future claims of water rights or injuries to water rights within specified areas which the Tribe has against the United States, the State of Arizona and its agencies and local governments, or any other person, corporation, or municipal corporation, arising under U.S. or Arizona law.  Provides that: (1) no allotted lands within the San Xavier Reservation shall be entitled to such delivery of water unless and until the beneficial owners thereof agree to join in such waiver; (2) agreements to deliver water to the San Xavier Reservation shall not take effect until the Papago Tribe and allottee class representatives request dismissal of a specified lawsuit. Directs the Secretary to complete a study within one year to determine which lands within the Gila Bend Reservation have been rendered unsuitable for agriculture because of the operation of the Painted Rock Dam. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange such lands for an equivalent acreage, of like quality but suitable for agriculture, within the Federal public domain. Authorizes appropriations for such purpose. Title II: Authorizes the Secretary to develop and deliver unappropriated water or ground water (which is appurtenant to public lands and which, to the extent practicable, is not within an active management area) to lands within the San Xavier and Sells Papago Reservations. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to supply water to the appropriate Papago reservations, to acquire, with the consent of the owner: (1) private lands having surface or ground water rights; (2) State water rights; or (3) alternative water supplies.  Provides that such water may only be developed and delivered in compliance with specified provisions of the Arizona Ground Water Management Act.  Declares that nothing in this title shall authorize the Secretary to acquire or disturb the water rights of any Indian tribe, band, group, or community, or any individual Indian allottees.  Provides for the management of, and compensation for, lands or interests in lands acquired. Requires that the contracts entered into under title I of this Act provide that the Papago Tribe or its members: (1) continue to be entitled to pump specified amounts of ground water from certain water basins; and (2) also be entitled to pump other specified amounts of ground water from such basins. Authorizes the Secretary to provide to the Papago Tribe, in lieu of the water to which the Tribe is otherwise entitled under this Act, any Colorado River water which the State of Arizona receives in excess of its authorized amount. Authorizes the Secretary, to facilitate water delivery under this Act, to: (1) enter into contracts for the exchange of water or for the use of water delivery facilities; and (2) use facilities constructed with Federal funds. Directs the Secretary, upon the request of the Tribe, to carry out a study to determine water resources within the Sells Papago Reservation but outside specified water basins.  Provides that any water developed from such underground sources shall not be credited against the water supply entitlement.  Authorizes appropriations to carry out such study. Sets forth the right of the Papago Tribe to devote the water supplies entitlement to any use.  Prohibits the Tribe from permanently alienating any water right in absence of consent by the Secretary.  Requires that any profit derived from the disposition of water from such entitlement shall first be used to pay principal and interest on loans made under this Act.  Provides that water to which the Papago Tribe is entitled under this Act, with specified exceptions, shall be deemed to have been reserved or appropriated as of the date the reservation to which such water is delivered first was established. Provides that specified contracts between the Secretary and the Papago Tribe shall be deemed to have been executed in compliance with the Colorado River Basin Project Act and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-4364,97,hr,4364,"A bill to declare that the United States holds in trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain land in Pima County, Arizona.",Native Americans,1981-07-31,1982-12-23,Became Public Law No: 97-386.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares that the United States holds in trust for the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona certain lands in Pima County, Arizona. Declares that nothing in this Act shall deprive any person or entity of any legal right or legal interest such person or entity may have in such lands. Provides that the State of Arizona shall exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction over such lands as if it had assumed jurisdiction pursuant to a specified Act.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-4365,97,hr,4365,"A bill to provide that per capita payments to Indians may be made by tribal governments, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-07-31,1982-12-21,Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Provides that funds which are to be distributed per capita to individual members of an Indian tribe may be so distributed by the Secretary of the Interior or the governing body of any such tribe. Declares that funds distributed under this Act are not liable to the payment of any previous contractual obligation, except as provided by the governing body of the tribe. States that this Act shall not affect the use or distribution of judgment funds under a specified Act relating to judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or Court of Claims, but provides that per capita payments made pursuant to a plan under such Act may be made by a tribe as provided in this Act if all other provisions of such Act are met. Provides that nothing in this Act, with the exception of specified provisions, shall apply to the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming. Directs the Secretary to establish reasonable standards for approval of tribal payments.  Provides that the United States shall not be liable with respect to any distribution of funds by a tribe under this Act, where approval is given under such standards. Provides that nothing in this Act shall otherwise absolve the United States from any other responsibility to Indians. Repeals specified provisions of Federal laws which require that payments to individual Indians be made by a Federal Government officer designated or appointed by the Secretary.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1468,97,s,1468,"A bill to provide for the designation of the Burns Paiute Indian Tribe as the beneficiary of a public domain allotment, and to provide that all future similarly situated lands in Harney County, Oregon, will be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony.",Native Americans,1981-07-14,1982-09-20,Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR]",OR,R,H000343,0,"(Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 5007) Provides for the designation of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon as the beneficiary of a specified public domain allotment. Provides that interests in all Burns public domain allotments in Harney County, Oregon, belonging to Indians who die intestate without heirs shall be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon and be part of the Burns Paiute Indian Reservation. Provides that no non-Indian lands in Harney County, Oregon, shall be considered Indian country. Amends specified Federal law to increase from $2,000 to $50,000 the value of estates which may be transferred by the Secretary of the Interior to an Indian tribe without congressional action.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-4001,97,hr,4001,"A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Tribe, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-06-23,1983-01-08,Became Public Law No: 97-428.,House,"Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]",NM,R,S000463,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the exchange of certain land in New Mexico, held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Tribe, for certain other land in New Mexico owned by specified persons. Makes a technical amendment to a specified Federal law relating to the partitioning of certain restricted Indian land in the State of Kansas. Amends the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 to provide that any member of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians in or near the Town of Houlton, Maine, shall be eligible for any special programs and services by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, without regard to the existence of a reservation or of the residence of such member on or near a reservation.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1397,97,s,1397,"A bill conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment on a claim of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.",Native Americans,1981-06-19,1981-06-22,Referred to Subcommittee on Agency Administration.,Senate,"Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]",OK,D,B000639,0,"Confers jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment on a claim of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hr-3935,97,hr,3935,"A bill conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgement on a claim of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.",Native Americans,1981-06-16,1981-07-17,"Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Justice.",House,"Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3]",OK,D,W000194,0,Confers jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear and render judgment on a claim of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma for loss of its vested interests in minerals on Seminole lands.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-1370,97,s,1370,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire, by condemnation proceedings, or otherwise, such interests in oil, gas, coal, or other minerals owned by the Osage Tribe of Indians needed for Skiatook Lake, Osage County, Oklahoma.",Native Americans,1981-06-16,1982-02-02,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]",OK,D,B000639,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 97-295) Provides that a subordination of specified mineral interests of the Osage Tribe of Indians shall vest in the United States immediately upon payment of $7,400,000 by the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior. Specifies that such sum was agreed upon as compensation to the Osage Tribe for the acquisition of such subordination for the construction of works relating to Skiatook Lake , as part of a project for the improvement of the Verdigris River and tributaries in Oklahoma and Kansas under the Flood Control Act of 1962. Directs the Secretary of the Army to make such payment.  Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire such subordination. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to disburse such payment to the Osage Tribe.  Provides that payments to the Osage Tribe under this Act shall not be subject to attorney fees.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-s-1340,97,s,1340,"A bill to provide for the use and distribution of Clallam judgement funds in Docket No. 134 before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-06-08,1982-12-31,Became Public Law No: 97-402.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,"(Measure passed senate, amended) Provides for the use and distribution of judgment funds in an Indian Claims Commission case involving the Clallam Tribe of Indians of the State of Washington. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide such funds among the Port Gamble Indian Community, the Lower Elwha Tribal Community, and the Jamestown Band of Clallam Indians. Directs the Secretary to advance such funds to such groups.  Permits such groups to invest or expend such funds in accordance with their plans, without prior approval by the Secretary. Declares that, upon advancement of such funds to such groups, the Secretary shall have no further trust responsibility (and the United States shall be exempt from any liability) for the investment, supervision, administration, or expenditure of such funds. Provides that none of the funds distributed under this Act shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes or be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for or amount of assistance under the Social Security Act.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-3731,97,hr,3731,"A bill to amend the Act of October 19, 1973 (87 Stat. 466), relating to the use or distribution of certain judgement funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Claims.",Native Americans,1981-05-28,1983-01-12,Became Public Law No: 97-458.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends Federal law relating to Indian judgment fund distribution to extend the period of time (from 180 days to one year) within which the Secretary of the Interior is required to submit to Congress a plan for the use and distribution of funds appropriated to pay to any Indian tribe a judgment of the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Claims. Directs the Secretary to submit, within the one-year period, proposed legislation to the Congress to authorize use or distribution of judgment funds whenever circumstances do not permit submission of a use and distribution plan. Requires the Secretary to obtain the consent of the involved tribal governments when use and distribution plans divide judgment funds between two or more beneficiaries.  Directs the Secretary to submit proposed legislation to the Congress, if consent cannot be obtained within 180 days. Permits the Secretary to request 180-day extensions of the one-year period for submission of use and distribution plans.  Subjects such requests to the approval of specified Senate and House committees. Allows judgment funds to be disbursed, under plans approved by the Secretary and the tribal governing body, to the parents or legal guardians of minors or legal incompetents for specified purposes. Limits such plans to urgent needs arising from extenuating circumstances and requires strict accounting for expenditures. Directs the Secretary, in the development of use and distribution plans, to:  (1) survey past and present tribal economic development plans; (2) consider long range benefits to the tribe from such economic development plans;  and (3) encourage appropriate programming of funds for economic development purposes. Eliminates provisions permitting either House of the Congress to disapprove use and distribution plans, submitted by the Department of the Interior, by adopting a simple resolution. Provides, instead, that such plans may be disapproved by enactment of a joint resolution. Permits the Secretary to withdraw or amend use and distribution plans submitted to Congress, within a 60-day period and before adoption of any resolution of disapproval.  Requires that amendments affecting an award division be consented to by the beneficiaries involved.  Makes any such amended plan valid 60 days after submission to the Congress, unless a joint resolution of disapproval is enacted within that 60-day period . Permits an amended plan to be submitted at any time within the original one-year submission period, if the Secretary withdraws the original use and distribution plan. Requires that the 60-day period be recomputed from the date of introduction of such joint resolution of disapproval in either House and them not be extended again. Exempts the first $2,000 of any per capita share of judgment funds from consideration as income or resources for purposes of eligibility or benefits under any Federal or federally-assisted program. Makes such exemption retroactive to shares distributed pursuant to plans approved by Congress after December 31, 1981. Exempts the interests of individual Indians in trust or restricted lands from consideration as a resource in determining eligibility for assistance under any Federal or federally-assisted program.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-3612,97,hr,3612,A bill to provide for the disposition of funds appropriate to pay a judgment in favor of the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians in Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 218 and for other purposes.,Native Americans,1981-05-19,1982-09-28,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]",WA,D,B000620,1,Provides for the disposition by the Secretary of the Interior of funds appropriate to pay a judgment in favor of the Cowlitz Tribe of Indians in a specified Indian Claims Commission case. Declares that enrolled members of the Yakima Tribe who have continued their interest and support of the Cowlitz Tribe and who are otherwise eligible under this Act shall not be precluded from a share in the per capita distribution of such funds.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-3589,97,hr,3589,"A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land held by the Navajo Tribe and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1981-05-13,1982-10-06,Became Public Law No: 97-287.,House,"Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]",NM,R,S000463,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Navajo Tribe, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, to exchange its surface interests in certain lands in New Mexico for surface interests in specified lands in New Mexico.  Provides that such land be held in trust by the United States for the Tribe and that specified rights of third parties be preserved. Subjects the lands transferred to the Tribe pursuant to this Act to such rights-of-way as the Secretary considers necessary to provide access to adjoining or nearby Federal lands.  Directs the Secretary to consult with the Tribe as to the location and scope of any such right-of-way. Prohibits any such land exchange if, at the time such exchange is proposed, the value of the Tribe's interests in those lands exceeds by more than 125 percent the value of the interests in lands which the Tribe would receive. Provides for excess value payments by the Secretary to the Tribe, or by the Tribe to the United States, where appropriate.  Authorizes appropriations for such payments by the Secretary.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-hr-3553,97,hr,3553,A bill to permit the Tigua Indian Tribe of Texas to file with the United States Court of Claims any claim of such tribe for compensation for lands allegedly taken from such tribe by the United States without the payment of adequate compensation.,Native Americans,1981-05-12,1981-05-12,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16]",TX,D,W000390,0,Grants to the United States Court of Claims jurisdiction to consider any claim filed within one year of the enactment of this Act by the Tigua Indian Tribe of Texas for compensation for any real property acquired from them by the United States without adequate compensation.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-1088,97,s,1088,Native American Programs Act,Native Americans,1981-04-30,1982-12-08,Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From HHS.,Senate,"Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL]",AL,R,D000259,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Native American Programs Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide financial assistance to public and nonprofit private agencies for projects to promote the economic and social self-sufficiency of American Indians, Hawaiian Natives, and Alaskan Natives. Directs the Secretary to consult with other Federal agencies to eliminate duplication or conflict of activities and to incorporate project findings into the programs of such other Federal agencies. Limits Federal assistance to 80 percent of project cost, unless the Secretary determines that more is necessary to further the purposes of this Act. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring more than a 20 percent non-Federal contribution. Requires that such projects be in addition to and not in substitution for comparable activities previously carried out without Federal assistance. Permits the Secretary to waive this requirement in certain circumstances. Provides for technical assistance and training for such projects. Directs the Secretary to establish overall plans and make public announcements concerning research, demonstration, and pilot projects. Directs the Secretary to make economic development grants to the governing bodies of Indian tribes, bands, or groups residing on Federal or State reservations, including Alaskan Native villages or groups, for employment and training programs for tribal or village government employees, and for other programs to enable such governing bodies to assume responsibility for local economic and social well-being.  Directs the Secretary to:  (1) promulgate interim regulations for allotment of such funds in FY 1983 to eligible governing bodies;  (2) establish a formula, with specified considerations, for such allotment in FY 1984;  and (3) make emergency grants, with reports to the appropriate congressional committees. Requires submission of plans to:  (1) the appropriate governing body of an Indian reservation or Alaskan Native village;  or (2) State and local officials, when a project is not on or in an Indian reservation or Alaska Native village or Hawaiian homestead. Sets forth provisions for:  (1) records and audits;  (2) appeals, notice, and hearing;  (3) evaluation;  (4) delegation of authority;  and (5) regulations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 to carry out this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and 1984 for grants to tribal and village governments for economic development.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
97-hr-2978,97,hr,2978,Steelhead Trout Protection Act,Native Americans,1981-04-02,1981-04-10,Referred to Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]",WA,D,B000620,4,"Steelhead Trout Protection Act - Declares that State laws and regulations prohibiting, restricting, or regulating the taking, possession, transportation, or sale of steelhead trout shall apply to and be enforceable against Indians and Indian tribes at places within such State both within and without the boundaries of an Indian reservation in the same manner and to the same extent as such laws and regulations apply to other persons. Allows a State to establish by written agreement with an Indian tribe different laws or regulations as to the taking and possession of steelhead trout by Indian tribal members on an Indian reservation. Permits an Indian tribe to require (in addition to State license requirements) licenses and fees for fishing for steelhead trout on the tribe's Indian trust land or in waters within the tribe's reservation boundaries. Prohibits a State from requiring a license or fee from a member of an Indian tribe for such fishing or for fishing at usual and accustomed fishing grounds of such tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enforce such licensing requirements of Indian tribes. Authorizes tribal enforcement personnel to make arrests and seizures relating to violations of such requirements. Sets forth procedures and penalties relating to such violations. Amends the Black Bass Act to include steelhead trout legally taken in the Columbia River between the States of Washington and Oregon under the coverage of such Act. Confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Court of Claims over all causes of action seeking compensation for an alleged taking of Indian treaty rights arising under or growing out of this Act.  Sets forth procedures for such claims.",2025-08-29T19:48:37Z,
97-s-874,97,s,874,Steelhead Trout Protection Act,Native Americans,1981-04-02,1981-09-28,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,3,"Steelhead Trout Protection Act - Declares that State laws and regulations prohibiting, restricting, or regulating the taking, possession, transportation, or sale of steelhead trout shall apply to and be enforceable against Indians and Indian tribes at places within such State both within and without the boundaries of an Indian reservation in the same manner and to the same extent as such laws and regulations apply to other persons. Allows a State to establish by written agreement with an Indian tribe different laws or regulations as to the taking and possession of steelhead trout by Indian tribal members on an Indian reservation. Permits an Indian tribe to require in addition to State license requirements licenses and fees for fishing for steelhead trout on the tribe's Indian trust land or in waters within the tribe's reservation boundaries.  Prohibits a State from requiring a license or fee from a member of an Indian tribe for such fishing or for fishing at usual and accustomed fishing grounds of such tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enforce such licensing requirements of Indian tribes. Authorizes tribal enforcement personnel to make arrests and seizures relating to violations of such requirements.  Sets forth procedures and penalties relating to such violations. Amends the Black Bass Act to include steelhead trout legally taken in the Columbia River between the States of Washington and Oregon under the coverage of such Act. Confers exclusive jurisdiction on the Court of Claims over all causes of action seeking compensation for an alleged taking of Indian treaty rights arising under or growing out of this Act. Sets forth procedures for such claims.",2025-08-29T19:51:01Z,
97-s-792,97,s,792,Native American Culture and Art Development Act,Native Americans,1981-03-24,1982-05-28,Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,8,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Native American Culture and Art Development Act - Establishes the Institute of Native American Culture and Arts Development under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees. Sets forth the composition and terms of membership of the Board.  Requires that the first Chairman of the Board be appointed by the President, and that subsequent Chairmen be elected by the trustees.  Directs the Board to appoint a President to carry out the policies and functions of such Institute.  Sets forth the powers of the Board. Authorizes the Board to establish within the Institute:  (1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies to include Departments of Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, and Literature; (2) a Center for Native American Scholars to include research and fellowship programs and publications; (3) a Center for Cultural Exchange to include an inter-Native American program, marketing and promotion of Native American crafts, promotion of Native American art, exhibits and shows; (4) a Museum of Native American Arts to include the acquisition of Native American art and the curation and exhibition of Native American art; and (5) other related centers or programs. Transfers to the Institute the functions of the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board.  Makes the laws applicable to such entities applicable to the Institute. Directs the President of the Institute to:  (1) submit an annual report to the Congress and the Board concerning the administration of the Institute; and (2) establish an Advisory Committee consisting of Institute students and their parents to make recommendations to the Board. Directs the Board, after a period of consultation with Indian tribes and organizations of Native Americans, to designate an existing facility owned by the United States as the headquarters of the Institute, with the approval of the head of the Department or Agency having jurisdiction over such facility. Authorizes such official to transfer such facility to the Institute. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1983 and thereafter.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
97-hr-2329,97,hr,2329,A bill conferring jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgement in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.,Native Americans,1981-03-04,1982-12-23,Became Public Law No: 97-385.,House,"Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2]",OK,D,S001139,0,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #209 (293-26)) Confers jurisdiction upon the U.S. Court of Claims and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear all claims against the United States which the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation, and the Chickasaw Nation may have with respect to:  (1) damages to tribal assets related to construction of the Arkansas River Navigation System; and (2) lands given to third parties for use as station grounds by railroads.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
97-hr-2015,97,hr,2015,A bill to enable the Secretary of the Interior to erect permanent improvements on land acquired for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon.,Native Americans,1981-02-24,1981-08-04,Other Measure S.547 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.,House,"Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]",OR,D,A000337,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Attorney General to approve any conveyance to the United States of specified land acquired for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, provided such conveyance incorporates the terms of an agreement entered into by such Tribes, the United States, and the city of Siletz, Oregon. Permits the Secretary of the Interior or such Confederated Tribes to erect improvements on such land after conveyance to the United States.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
97-s-545,97,s,545,"A bill to authorize a study of the feasibility of Federal development of the water resources of the Little White River Unit located on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, South Dakota.",Native Americans,1981-02-24,1981-02-24,Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]",SD,R,A000009,1,"Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Water and Power Resources Service, to conduct a feasibility study of Federal development of the water and related land resources of the Little White River Unit of the Little White River Basin located on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, Todd County, South Dakota. Directs the Secretary to prepare a recommended comprehensive plan for such development, considering specified water use needs and problems. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress within four years of the enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,