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
98-hr-6442,98,hr,6442,"A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the Lake Superior Bands of Chippewa Indians judgement funds in docket 18-S and in docket 18-U, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-10-11,1984-10-11,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11]",MI,R,D000131,0,Provides formulae for the distribution and use of judgment funds awarded to the Lake Superior Bands of Chippewa Indians in the States of Wisconsin and Michigan. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide specified funds on the basis of the population and of reservation community groups as reflected in certain census and annuity rolls. Declares that the apportioned shares of certain Chippewa Bands shall be held in trust and invested by the Secretary until the Secretary approves such Bands' proposals for their use. Requires that certain percentages of the judgment funds be administered by the Secretary for per capita distribution according to specified guidelines. Exempts the funds from:  (1) State or Federal income taxes; and (2) being considered as income or resources regarding eligibility for assistance under Federal assistance programs (including the Social Security Act).,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-3092,98,s,3092,Indian Reservation Special Magistrate and Law Enforcement Act of 1984,Native Americans,1984-10-11,1985-01-03,"Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held at Great Falls, Mt. Hearings printed:  S.Hrg. 98-1282.",Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,"Indian Reservation Special Magistrate and Law Enforcement Act of 1984 - Amends the judicial code to provide for the Presidential appointment of special magistrates to serve on Indian reservations and specified Indian areas which are under Federal criminal jurisdiction.  Sets forth the qualification and compensation of such magistrates.  Specifies their jurisdiction and powers. Prescribes procedural guidelines for defendants appearing before such special magistrates. Authorizes certain law enforcement officers, including tribal police and Bureau of Indian Affairs police, to execute orders issued by the special magistrate in criminal cases within Indian country. Provides special magistrates with periodic training conducted by the Federal Judicial Center. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T17:41:04Z,
98-s-3078,98,s,3078,Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians Separation Act,Native Americans,1984-10-05,1984-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]",MN,R,B000647,0,"Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians Separation Act - Recognizes the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians as an Indian tribe separate and distinct from the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.  Declares the Milles Lac Band shall be known by the official name, Mille Lacs Federation of Chippewas. Declares the Federation to be a self-governing Indian tribe and authorizes it to adopt a constitution and bylaws. Makes the Federation eligible for all Federal services and benefits which are provided to Indians because of their status as Indians. Sets forth partition guidelines for trust lands held in trust for the benefit of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.  Substitutes the Federation as a party in pending litigation brought by or on behalf of the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians. Sets forth guidelines for the award and allocation of judgment funds between the Federation and the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Amends the criminal code and the judicial code to remove certain Federal jurisdiction over lands under the tribal jurisdiction of the Federation.",2025-08-29T17:37:45Z,
98-hr-6391,98,hr,6391,Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act,Native Americans,1984-10-03,1984-10-03,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16]",TX,D,C000621,1,"Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act - Title I:  Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Restoration - Redesignates the Tiwa Indians of Ysleta, Texas, as the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo.  Restores Federal recognition, rights, and benefits to such tribe. Declares their reservation to be a Federal Indian reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept and hold in trust tribal lands conveyed by the tribe and Texas. Grants Texas civil and criminal jurisdiction within such reservation. Recognizes the authority of the Tribal Council. Retains existing State duties and responsibilities to such tribe or its members. Repeals the Tiwa Indians Act. Title II:  Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas - States that the Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas shall be considered as one tribal unit for purposes of Federal law.  Restores Federal recognition, rights, and benefits to such tribe. Retains:  (1) existing State duties and responsibilities to such tribe or its members; and (2) the existing tribal constitution and bylaws, except that the Secretary of the Interior shall assume all powers of review exercised by Texas or the Texas Indian Commission.  Recognizes the authority of the Tribal Council. Sets forth provisions similar to title I regarding civil and criminal jurisdiction, and the tribal reservation.",2025-08-29T17:41:24Z,
98-hr-6303,98,hr,6303,Osage Tribe of Indians Technical Corrections Act of 1984,Native Americans,1984-09-25,1984-10-30,Became Public Law No: 98-605.,House,"Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1]",OK,D,J000232,0,"Osage Tribe of Indians Technical Corrections Act of 1984 - Makes technical corrections to a certain Act relating to the Osage Tribe of Oklahoma. Prohibits the transfer by an Osage Indian of any headright interest (an individual share in the Osage mineral estate) to a non-Osage Indian. Prohibits non-Osage Indian persons from receiving any headright interests other than a life estate. Prohibits the devise or inter vivos transfer of any interest in a headright to any person which is not an individual. Provides for Osage Tribe payments of fair market value to individuals who would have received a remaining interest under a will or trust but for their non-Osage status. Prohibits the sale or transfer of headrights by non-Indian owners without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Subjects to certain rights of purchase among Osage Indians:  (1) the remaining interests in a headright of any deceased non-Osage who had held a life estate; or (2) the sale of any headright interest by a non-Osage. Authorizes the use of income from the Osage mineral estate for the purchase of any headright offered for sale to the Osage Tribal Council if certain conditions are met. Construes the term ""Osage Indian"" to include any child properly adopted by an Osage Indian, and any of such child's lineal descendants. Exempts Osage Indians under guardianship or conservatorship from the requirement of having their wills acknowledged and subscribed in the presence of a district judge. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to approve any settlement regarding the will contest of an Osage Indian if the contested property falls under such Secretary's jurisdiction. States that certain property interests placed by an Osage Indian decedent into a testamentary trust for Indian beneficiaries without a certificate of competency may only have the Secretary of the Interior appointed as trustee.  States that only a bank or trust institution may serve as trustee for non-Indian beneficiaries of such property. Precludes adopted children who are not Osage Indians from inheriting as collateral heirs of an Osage Indian decedent any property interests held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior.",2025-08-29T17:39:13Z,
98-hr-6294,98,hr,6294,A bill to compensate the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community for irrigation construction expenditures.,Native Americans,1984-09-24,1984-09-24,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2]",MT,R,M000139,0,Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) reimburse the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community for funds expended for the construction of the irrigation system on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation from 1895 to 1913; and (2) pay four percent simple interest on such funds.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-6221,98,hr,6221,Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act,Native Americans,1984-09-11,1984-10-30,Became Public Law No: 98-602.,House,"Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2]",OK,D,S001139,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Title I:  Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma - Directs the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma and the Secretary of the Interior to update tribal membership rolls according to prescribed guidelines for the purpose of distributing specified judgment funds to such Tribe. Requires the Secretary to publish notice in the appropriate media regarding the per capita distribution of the judgment funds and the application procedures for the distribution. Requires the Secretary to allocate the judgment funds between the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma and the Absentee Wyandottes according to prescribed guidelines. Requires that the Wyandotte Tribe allocation be divided:  (1) 80 percent for per capita distribution; and (2) 20 percent for specified uses for the benefit of the Tribe. States that such 20 percent allocation may be distributed by the Wyandotte Tribe without seeking the Secretary's approval.  Exempts the Secretary from further trust responsibility regarding the 20 percent allocation. Exempts the judgment funds distribution from:  (1) Federal, State or local income taxes; or (2) any consideration as a resource for purposes of public assistance eligibility criteria. Repeals specified law regarding the use and distribution of specified judgment funds. Title II:  Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act - Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act - Declares that mineral rights in specified lands are held in trust by the United States for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Requires any exploration or development regarding such mineral rights to comply with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Authorizes the United States to renew or extend leases or contracts concerning such mineral interests under certain conditions. Declares that revenues from such mineral interests which accrue to the United States after enactment of this Act are held in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements to transfer to the United States specified lands held in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes or any individual Indian.  Conditions such transfer upon approval by the affected beneficiaries. Authorizes both Secretaries to enter into agreements to hold certain lands no longer needed for the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes. Directs the Three Affiliated Tribes to reimburse the United States a fixed sum of $300,000 if net proceeds from mineral interest development exceed $300,000.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-6206,98,hr,6206,An act relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian Community.,Native Americans,1984-09-10,1984-10-19,Became Public Law No: 98-530.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends Federal law relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian community to direct the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to deliver annually a permanent water supply to a certain part of the Ak-Chin Indian Reservation starting not later than January 1, 1988.  Reduces the amount of such water supply from 85,000 to 75,000 acre-feet of surface water suitable for agricultural use. Requires the Secretary to make additional deliveries of specified acre-feet of water as requested by the Community in any year in which sufficient surface water is available. Conditions such requirement upon the Secretary's determination that sufficient capacity is available for such additional delivery. Specifies a minimum annual permanent water delivery in times of shortage. Requires the Secretary to construct and maintain water delivery systems at no cost to the community. Identifies the water sources from which the permanent water delivery shall be supplied. States that relative priorities which are senior to diversions for the Central Arizona Project among users in Arizona, Nevada and California shall not be affected by the Secretary's obligation to deliver to the Ak-Chin Reservation a permanent supply of 50,000 acre-feet of surface water per year. Reduces the annual beneficial consumptive use of Colorado River water on the Yuma Mesa Division of the Gila project from 300,000 acre-feet to 250,000 acre-feet.  Restricts the use of such water to the irrigation of 37,187 acres in the Yuma Mesa Division. Requires the Secretary to pay specified sums for: (1) the repair and replacement of water delivery systems; and (2) on-farm water conservation and drainage measures. States that such funds shall not be used:  (1) as supplemental or additional benefits; or (2) as non-Federal contributions in connection with other Federal programs requiring cost-sharing. Directs the Secretary to amend certain repayment contracts in order to discharge repayment obligations owing to the United States on the date of enactment of this Act. Details conditions under which the Secretary is required to pay damages measured by:  (1) the costs of undelivered water; and (2) maintenance and replacement costs of on-reservation wells and of the Central Arizona project. Restricts the permanent water supply to the exclusive use of the Ak-Chin Indian Community. Authorizes the Secretary to allocate, on an interim basis, to the Central Arizona Project surplus water not required for delivery to the Ak-Chin Indian Reservation. Deems the Secretary's obligation to deliver an interim water supply to the Community fully discharged upon:  (1) provision of certain grants by the Secretary to the Community for economic development purposes and for agricultural development; (2) payment by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Community for general community purposes; and (3) amendment by the Secretary of certain repayment contracts to provide that all repayment obligations owing to the United States are discharged.  Grants the Community full discretion over the use and expenditure of the funds provided for economic development and general community purposes. Obligates the Secretary, upon failure to acquire a specified water supply, to:  (1) make annual water deliveries to such Reservation; and (2) provide for permanent water delivery by January 1, 2003.  Makes the United States liable for damages for failure to deliver such water. Directs the Secretary to establish a water management plan for the Reservation. Authorizes appropriations to a certain fund to be established by the Central Arizona Water Conservation District for use when water supplies are reduced.  Conditions such appropriations upon matching contributions to the fund by such Conservation District. Amends the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982 to subject the water rights of the Papago Indian Tribe to the statute of limitations imposed upon the United States for Federal actions brought on behalf of Indian claims.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-2976,98,s,2976,"A bill amending the Act of July 28, 1978 (Public Law 95-328) relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian Community and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-09-10,1984-09-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]",AZ,R,G000267,0,"Amends Federal law relating to the water rights of the Ak-Chin Indian community to direct the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to deliver annually a permanent water supply to a certain part of the Ak-Chin Indian Reservation starting not later than January 1, 1988.  Reduces the amount of such water supply from 85,000 to 75,000 acre-feet of surface water suitable for agricultural use. Requires the Secretary to make additional deliveries of specified acre-feet of water as requested by the Community in any year in which sufficient surface water is available. Conditions such requirement upon the Secretary's determination that sufficient capacity is available for such additional delivery. Specifies a minimum annual permanent water delivery in times of shortage. Requires the Secretary to construct and maintain water delivery systems at no cost to the community. Identifies the water sources from which the permanent water delivery shall be supplied. Reduces the annual beneficial consumptive use of Colorado River water on the Yuma Mesa Division of the Gila project from 300,000 acre-feet to 250,000 acre-feet.  Restricts the use of such water to the irrigation of 40,000 acres in the Yuma Mesa Division. Requires the Secretary to pay specified sums for: (1) the repair and replacement of water delivery systems; and (2) on-farm water conservation and drainage measures. Directs the Secretary to amend certain repayment contracts in order to discharge repayment obligations owing to the United States on the date of enactment of this Act Details conditions under which the Secretary is required to pay damages measured by:  (1) the costs of undelivered water; and (2) maintenance and replacement costs of on reservation wells and of the Central Arizona project. Entitles the Ak-Chin Indian Community to use the permanent water supply for any purpose. Prohibits the permanent alienation of any water right by such Community. Subjects any sale, exchange or temporary disposal of water by the Community to a contract which has been: (1) ratified by the Community Council; and (2) approved by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to sell, on an interim basis, surplus water not required for delivery to the Ak-Chin Indian Reservation. Deems the Secretary's obligation to deliver an interim water supply to the Community fully discharged upon:  (1) payment by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Community for general community purposes; (2) provision of certain grants by the Secretary to the Community for economic purposes and for agricultural development.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-6202,98,hr,6202,Bureau of Indian Affairs Fiscal Accountability Act of 1984,Native Americans,1984-09-06,1984-09-06,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,2,"Bureau of Indian Affairs Fiscal Accountability Act of 1984 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to submit to certain congressional committees an Initial Report on Appropriations Allotment for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Requires such Report to identify the allotments made to specified Indian programs and activities.  Requires such Report to include a certification by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs (Assistant Secretary) that funds appropriated to the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be allotted as presented in the Report. Prohibits funds allotted to one activity from being transferred to another activity, except with congressional approval or direction. Requires the Secretary to submit a Reconciliation Report on Appropriations Allotment for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to certain congressional committees after each fiscal year.  Requires such Report to explain any differences between actual expenditures within a Subactivity and the allotment assignment to such Subactivity.  Requires such Report to include a certification by the Assistant Secretary regarding the accuracy of stated expenditures and actual assignment for each Subactivity. Sets forth administrative and criminal penalties for certain officials who violate the transfer provisions of this Act.",2025-08-29T17:37:55Z,
98-hr-6166,98,hr,6166,A bill to declare that certain land formerly used as a site for a school for the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of such Indian Tribe and is part of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.,Native Americans,1984-08-10,1984-08-10,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3]",CO,D,K000304,0,Declares that specified land is:  (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe; and (2) part of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. Repeals a specified Act relating to the reservation of certain lands for the use of the Ute Indians.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-6070,98,hr,6070,Indian Education Act Reauthorization of 1984,Native Americans,1984-08-02,1984-08-22,Referred to Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.,House,"Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13]",IL,R,E000204,0,"Indian Education Act Reauthorization of 1984 - Amends the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act to extend to October 1, 1985, the fiscal year used to compute grants to local educational agencies. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations to State educational agencies for specified purposes for FY 1985.  Limits the total grants made to State educational agencies to 15 percent of the sums appropriated in any fiscal year. Amends the Indian Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985. Extends through FY 1985 the authorization for graduate and professional fellowships and the National Advisory Council on Indian Education. Amends the Adult Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985.",2025-08-29T17:40:51Z,
98-hr-6039,98,hr,6039,Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984,Native Americans,1984-07-27,1984-07-31,The Text of H.R.6039 Inserted as an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R.4567.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,10,"Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended by the Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980, to authorize specific appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to grant Indian Health Scholarships to Indians enrolled full-time in certain schools for health professionals.  Prohibits the denial of such scholarships solely on the basis of scholastic achievement if the applicant has been admitted into an accredited health professions institution. Deems service under a contract pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as meeting the active service requirements of the National Health Service Corps Scholarship program.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Prohibits the payment of health professions preparatory scholarships to Indians who are employed in the Indian Health Service during nonacademic periods of the school year. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987 for specified health services.  Designates such appropriations the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund.  Sets allocation guidelines.  Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding a health services priority system. Establishes an Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund to meet the extraordinary costs of medical disasters or catastrophic illnesses.  Authorizes appropriations.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding the Fund's operation by a certain time. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a health facilities priority system report regarding the construction or renovation needs of the top ten priority inpatient and ambulatory care facilities. Requires the Secretary to notify the Congress one year prior to the planned closure of a health care facility. Directs the Secretary to begin implementing in FY 1985 a ten-year plan to provide safe water supply and sanitary sewage and solid waste disposal facilities to Indian homes and communities. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress the Service's current Indian sanitation facilities priority system, and the funds needed to raise all communities to a zero level of deficiency. Authorizes specified appropriations to provide sanitation facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance for the operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities, utility organizations, and emergency repairs of sanitation facilities. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Directs the Secretary to contract with urban Indian organizations to provide health care or referral services programs in urban areas.  Details eligibility criteria for such programs.  Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report which assesses the health status and unmet health care needs of urban Indians. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Removes the Indian Health Service from the Health Resources and Services Administration and places it in the Public Health Service.  Directs the Indian Health Service to submit an annual budget directly to the President. Provides that all funds appropriated for obligation by the Indian Health Service shall be directly received by such Service from the President and the Office of Management and Budget. Authorizes the Secretary to waive certain requirements for competitive procurement of health services if the responsible Chief Medical Officer certifies that such requirements would compromise the quality of health services. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse within the Indian Health Service.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to coordinate efforts with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Education to develop programs to combat alcohol and drug abuse among Indian juveniles, including preventive education programs in schools under the aegis of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of health hazards faced by Indians and Indian miners exposed to nuclear resource developments on or near Indian communities.  Directs the Secretary and the Indian Health Service to develop a health care plan which addresses the results of such study. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress both the health hazard study and the ensuing health care plan, within certain times.  Authorizes appropriations. Establishes eligibility guidelines for certain California Indians and for certain persons who are otherwise ineligible for medical benefits provided by either the Indian Health Service or by tribes contracting with the Service.  Requires the Secretary to: (1) provide a vaccination program to prevent and control hepatitis-B among Alaskan Natives; (2) report to the Congress regarding program details; and (3) recommend steps to control the incidence of hepatitis-B.  Designates the State of California as a contract health service delivery area. Lists programs eligible for Indian Health Service funds.  Restricts circumstances under which the Secretary may remove a member of the National Health Service Corps who is performing obligated service in a health facility under the aegis of the Indian Health Service. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must develop and implement a plan to reduce Indian infant and maternal mortality rates to that of the general population.",2025-08-29T17:40:57Z,
98-s-2862,98,s,2862,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Cocopah Indian Tribe.,Native Americans,1984-07-25,1984-08-06,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1028.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,0,"Declares all Federal interest in specified lands in Yuma County, Arizona, shall be held in trust by the United States for the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona as part of its reservation. Applies a certain Executive Order to such lands.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2855,98,s,2855,Papago-Sif Oidak Chuichu Area Water Settlement Act,Native Americans,1984-07-23,1984-07-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]",AZ,R,G000267,0,"Papago-Sif Oidak Chuichu Area Water Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make annual deliveries of specified quantities of water suitable for agricultural use to the Chuichu area of the Sells Papago Reservation, Arizona (the Reservation).  Lists sources which may be used to supply such water.  Directs the Secretary to construct and maintain water facilities to make such annual deliveries possible. Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies regarding:  (1) the construction on specified property in the Silver Reef area of a multi-purpose dam;  and (2) flood-water diversion facilities behind Tat Momolik Dam.  Directs the Secretary to construct and maintain such flood control projects subject to feasibility and Papago Tribe consent. Requires the Secretary upon the request of the Papago Tribe to construct and maintain an irrigation system within the Chuichu area of the Sells Reservation sufficient for the distribution of specified acre-feet of water. Confers responsibility upon the Papago Tribe for the cost, construction and maintenance of another such irrigation system. Conditions the Secretary's obligation regarding the water distribution systems upon agreement by the Papago Tribe to:  (1) subjugate the land at no cost to the United States; and (2) assume responsibility for the maintenance and replacement of such distribution systems. Empowers the Papago Tribe to devote all water supplies to any use within or outside the Papago Reservation.  Requires the Secretary to pay damages equal to the replacement costs of any water quantities which have not been delivered under this Act. Conditions the Secretary's obligation to execute this Act upon tribal waiver of certain claims against the United States regarding the Maricopa-Stanfield water basin. Requires the Secretary to implement specified water resources projects in the Vaiva Vo farms area of the Reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay:  (1) the Papago Tribe a certain sum for damage claims regarding the Federal taking of tribal lands in connection with the Tat Momolik Dam;  and (2) compensation to Tat Momolik Village residents. Directs the Secretary to study possible detrimental effects upon a certain village resulting from the Tat Momolik Dam construction. Directs the Secretary to pay a certain amount to the Papago Tribe governing body as trustee for the Tribe.  Requires such funds to be invested in interest-bearing securities. Restricts the use and expenditure of such funds. Transfers to the Papago Tribe of Arizona all water rights attached to the public lands in the South Vekol water basin.",2025-08-29T17:38:49Z,
98-s-2856,98,s,2856,Gila Bend Land Exchange and Settlement Act,Native Americans,1984-07-23,1984-07-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]",AZ,R,G000267,0,"Gila Bend Land Exchange and Settlement Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to exchange a certain acreage of arable land for an equivalent acreage of arable land if the Papago Tribe consents.  Requires such exchange within a five-year period.  Directs the Secretary to give priority under such exchange to lands with State- recognized surface water rights which are practicably irrigable.  Declares that the exchanged lands shall be held in trust for the Papago Tribe as part of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation (the Reservation). Provides that surface and ground water rights which belonged to the Reservation prior to the exchange shall be severed and transferred to the exchanged lands. Entitles the Tribe to a certain amount of water for specified uses.  Requires the Secretary to acquire and deliver water from enumerated sources in order to meet such tribal entitlement. Requires the Secretary to undertake, upon tribal request, certain irrigation projects on the Reservation for the distribution of specified acre-feet of water. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) execute an additional land exchange for use as a village site;  and (2) establish a water management plan for the Reservation. Empowers the Papago Tribe to devote all water supplies to any use.  Retains the Tribe's right to exclusive use of land or flood waters which were part of the Reservation prior to the land exchanges. Requires the Secretary to pay damages equivalent to the acquisition or replacement costs of land or water quantities which have not been delivered under this Act. Conditions the Secretary's obligation to implement certain water distribution systems upon:  (1) tribal subjugation of the land for which such systems are to be implemented;  and (2) tribal responsibility for the water systems upon completion of such projects. Conditions the Secretary's obligation to execute this Act upon tribal waiver of certain claims against the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to pay specified amounts to the tribal governing body as trustee for the benefit of the Tribe as a whole and for the San Lucy district of the Tribe in particular.  Restricts the use and expenditure of such trust funds for specified purposes.",2025-08-29T17:41:24Z,
98-hr-5960,98,hr,5960,Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Distribution of Judgment Funds Act,Native Americans,1984-06-28,1984-08-07,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Albosta, Donald J. [D-MI-10]",MI,D,A000076,5,"Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Authorizes the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, through its Tribal Council, to establish a Principal Investment Fund to be held in trust by the Council for the benefit of the tribe. Requires the income from such fund to be used exclusively for tribal economic development or development of tribal resources. Requires a certain percentage of the Fund's net income to be retained and included in its principal. Requires the Fund to be audited once every fiscal year and treats such report as a tribal public document. Requires the Secretary to transfer to the tribe for deposit in the Principal Investment Fund certain judgment funds awarded the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan in satisfaction of specified claims. Absolves the Secretary under any further trust responsibility for the funds after such transfer. Exempts payment or distributions from the Fund from State, local, or Federal income tax.  Prohibits the consideration of such payments or distributions in determinations to deny or reduce benefits under Federal assistance programs or the Social Security Act.",2025-08-29T17:41:36Z,
98-hr-5968,98,hr,5968,Gila Bend Land Exchange and Settlement Act,Native Americans,1984-06-28,1984-06-28,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Gila Bend Land Exchange and Settlement Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to exchange a certain acreage of arable land for an equivalent acreage of arable land if the Papago Tribe consents.  Requires such exchange within a five-year period.  Directs the Secretary to give priority under such exchange to lands with State-recognized surface water rights which are practicably irrigable.  Declares that the exchanged lands shall be held in trust for the Papago Tribe as part of the Gila Bend Indian Reservation (the Reservation). Provides that surface and ground water rights which belonged to the Reservation prior to the exchange shall be severed and transferred to the exchanged lands. Entitles the Tribe to a certain amount of water for specified uses.  Requires the Secretary to acquire and deliver water from enumerated sources in order to meet such tribal entitlement. Requires the Secretary to undertake, upon tribal request, certain irrigation projects on the Reservation for the distribution of specified acre-feet of water. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) execute an additional land exchange for use as a village site;  and (2) establish a water management plan for the Reservation. Empowers the Papago Tribe to devote all water supplies to any use.  Retains the Tribe's right to exclusive use of land or flood waters which were part of the Reservation prior to the land exchanges. Requires the Secretary to pay damages equivalent to the acquisition or replacement costs of land or water quantities which have not been delivered under this Act. Conditions the Secretary's obligation to implement certain water distribution systems upon:  (1) tribal subjugation of the land for which such systems are to be implemented;  and (2) tribal responsibility for the water systems upon completion of such projects. Conditions the Secretary's obligation to execute this Act upon tribal waiver of certain claims against the United States. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to pay specified amounts to the tribal governing body as trustee for the benefit of the Tribe as a whole and for the San Lucy district of the Tribe in particular.  Restricts the use and expenditure of such trust funds for specified purposes.",2025-08-29T17:38:45Z,
98-hr-5969,98,hr,5969,Papago-Sif Oidak Chuichu Area Water Settlement Act,Native Americans,1984-06-28,1984-06-28,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"Papago-Sif Oidak Chuichu Area Water Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make annual deliveries of specified quantities of water suitable for agricultural use to the Chuichu area of the Sells Papago Reservation, Arizona (the Reservation).  Lists sources which may be used to supply such water.  Directs the Secretary to construct and maintain water facilities to make such annual deliveries possible. Directs the Secretary to conduct feasibility studies regarding:  (1) the construction on specified property in the Silver Reef area of a multi-purpose dam;  and (2) flood-water diversion facilities behind Tat Momolik Dam.  Directs the Secretary to construct and maintain such flood control projects subject to feasibility and Papago Tribe consent. Requires the Secretary upon the request of the Papago Tribe to construct and maintain an irrigation system within the Chuichu area of the Sells Reservation sufficient for the distribution of specified acre-feet of water. Confers responsibility upon the Papago Tribe for the cost, construction and maintenance of another such irrigation system. Conditions the Secretary's obligation regarding the water distribution systems upon agreement by the Papago Tribe to:  (1) subjugate the land at no cost to the United States; and (2) assume responsibility for the maintenance and replacement of such distribution systems. Empowers the Papago Tribe to devote all water supplies to any use within or outside the Papago Reservation.  Requires the Secretary to pay damages equal to the replacement costs of any water quantities which have not been delivered under this Act. Conditions the Secretary's obligation to execute this Act upon tribal waiver of certain claims against the United States regarding the Maricopa-Stanfield water basin. Requires the Secretary to implement specified water resources projects in the Vaiva Vo farms area of the Reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay:  (1) the Papago Tribe a certain sum for damage claims regarding the Federal taking of tribal lands in connection with the Tat Momolik Dam;  and (2) compensation to Tat Momolik Village residents. Directs the Secretary to study possible detrimental effects upon a certain village resulting from the Tat Momolik Dam construction. Directs the Secretary to pay a certain amount to the Papago Tribe governing body as trustee for the Tribe.  Requires such funds to be invested in interest-bearing securities. Restricts the use and expenditure of such funds. Transfers to the Papago Tribe of Arizona all water rights attached to the public lands in the South Vekol water basin.",2025-08-29T17:40:35Z,
98-s-2823,98,s,2823,Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Distribution of Judgment Funds Act,Native Americans,1984-06-28,1984-09-18,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1189.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 98-608) Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Distribution of Judgment Funds Act - Authorizes the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Michigan, through its Tribal Council, to establish a Principal Investment Fund to be held in trust by the Council for the benefit of the Tribe. Requires the Fund to be used exclusively for tribal economic development or development of tribal resources. Prohibits distribution from such Fund for:  (1) per capita payments to tribal members; or (2) purposes other than investment or economic development programs. Requires a certain percentage of the Fund's net income to be retained and included in its principal. Requires the Fund to be audited once every fiscal year and treats such report as a tribal public document. Requires the Secretary to transfer to the tribe for deposit in the Principal Investment Fund certain judgment funds awarded the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan in satisfaction of specified claims. Conditions such transfer upon tribal adoption of a constitutional provision enabling certain persons to become enrolled members regardless of residency on the reservation.  States that the Secretary's approval is not required for such change in tribal membership requirements. Absolves the Secretary from any further trust responsibility for the funds after such transfer. Exempts payments, distributions or net income from the Fund from State, local, or Federal income tax.  Prohibits the consideration of such payments, net income or distributions in determinations to deny or reduce benefits under Federal assistance programs or the Social Security Act. Authorizes the tribe to:  (1) encumber certain net income of the Fund; (2) encumber certain assets not held in trust by the Secretary; and (3) execute limited waivers of sovereign immunity regarding the civil jurisdiction of Michigan State courts with respect to the use of such income or assets; (4) encumber certain undistributed judgment funds (docket number 57); and (5) request the Secretary to transfer such undistributed judgment funds to the Tribal Council. Subjects the net income of docket number 57 funds to the same conditions as the Principal Investment Fund.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2824,98,s,2824,A bill to provide for the use and distribution of certain funds awarded the Wyandotte Tribe.,Native Americans,1984-06-28,1984-10-02,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]",OK,R,N000102,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 98-609) Directs the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma and the Secretary of the Interior to update tribal membership rolls according to prescribed guidelines for the purpose of distributing specified judgment funds to such Tribe. Requires the Secretary to complete such roll 180 days after enactment of this Act. Requires the Secretary to publish notice in the appropriate media regarding:  (1) the per capita distribution of the judgment funds; (2) the application procedures for the distribution; and (3) the preparation of the roll of Absentee Wyandottes.  Prohibits any furnishing of applications after the deadline date. Requires the Secretary to allocate the judgment funds between the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma and the Absentee Wyandottes according to prescribed guidelines. Requires that the Wyandotte Tribe allocation be divided:  (1) 80 percent for per capita distribution; and (2) 20 percent for specified uses to be held in trust by the Secretary and the Tribal Business Committee for the benefit of the Tribe.  Conditions such Committee's trust responsibility upon submisssion of:  (1) a Tribal Financial Ordinance and Investment Plan which meets the Secretary's approval; and (2) a waiver of federal liability for any investment losses incurred by such Committee. Prohibits the Committee from distributing to tribal members:  (1) any trust fund principal; or (2) any trust fund income for per capita payments. Exempts the judgment funds distribution from:  (1) Federal, State or local income taxes; or (2) any consideration as a resource for purposes of public assistance eligibility criteria. Repeals specified law regarding the use and distribution of specified judgment funds.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2726,98,s,2726,Native American Culture and Art Development Act,Native Americans,1984-06-05,1984-06-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,11,"Native American Culture and Art Development Act - Establishes a corporation to be known as the Institute of Native American Culture and Arts Development, with a board of trustees including Native Americans from the private sector, appointed by the President, and Members of Congress.  Identifies the Institute's primary functions as:  (1) scholarly study and instruction in Native American arts and culture; and (2) the establishment of degree-awarding programs in Native American art and culture. Establishes within the Institute:  (1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies; and (2) a Center for Research and Cultural Exchange. Establishes the Institute as non-profit and tax-exempt.  Prohibits the Institute from engaging in any political activity regarding elective public office. Transfers to the Institute the functions of the Institute of American Indian Arts. Directs the President of the Institute to submit an annual report to the Congress and the Board. Establishes the Institute of American Indian Arts, at Santa Fe, New Mexico, as the site of the Institute of Native American Culture and Arts Development. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T17:41:11Z,
98-hr-5760,98,hr,5760,"A bill to declare that the United States holds in trust for the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona certain land in Yuma County, Arizona.",Native Americans,1984-05-31,1984-10-31,Pocket Vetoed by President.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Title I:  Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona - Declares all Federal interest in specified lands in Yuma County, Arizona, shall be held in trust by the United States for the Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona as part of its reservation. Retains the garbage disposal dedication of specified lands for as long as they are used for landfill or related purposes.  Applies Executive Order 11988 (1977) relating to flood plan management and control to such lands. Reserves Federal rights-of-way over specified lands.  Provides for the reversion of such rights to the Cocopah Tribe if such rights are abandoned. States that title to specified private lands which are contiguous to be the West Cocopah Reservation shall become part of such Reservation upon the Tribe's acquisition of title. Title II:  Claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe - Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Claims Court regarding specified Navajo Indian Tribe claims against the United States.  Declares that such jurisdiction does not affect the finality of Navajo Indian Tribe claims brought against the United States as third parties in other judicial proceedings.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-5733,98,hr,5733,"A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in docket 18-S and the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in docket 18-U, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-05-24,1984-09-19,Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,House,"Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8]",MN,D,O000006,0,Provides formulae for the distribution and use of judgment funds awarded to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide specified funds on the basis of the population and reservation community groups as reflected in certain census and annuity rolls. Requires 20 percent of specified funds to be made available for program purposes among certain groups. Requires 80 percent of specified funds to be administered by the Secretary for per capita distribution according to specific guidelines. Exempts the funds from:  (1) State or Federal income taxes; and (2) being considered as income or resources regarding eligibility for assistance under Federal assistance programs (including the Social Security Act).,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-5714,98,hr,5714,Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe-Dexter-by-the-Sea Claim Settlement Act,Native Americans,1984-05-23,1984-09-11,Laid on Table in House by Voice Vote.,House,"Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]",WA,D,B000620,0,"Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe-Dexter-by-the-Sea Claim Settlement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified amount to the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of Washington to settle tribal claims regarding a previous transfer by the United States of certain lands within the Shoalwater Bay Reservation known as Dexter- by-the-Sea. Extinguishes tribal claims of title to such lands upon receipt of payment.  Ratifies the validity of a specific land transfer by the United States to George N. Brown, patentee. Conditions such payment upon:  (1) tribal waiver of all rights and claims to certain lands within the Reservation; and (2) dismissal with prejudice by a certain Federal district court of a specified Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe complaint. Prohibits any per capita distribution of such payment to Shoalwater Bay tribal members. Authorizes the Tribe to use the funds for purposes authorized by tribal ordinance or resolution, including investment for economic development. Requires the Tribe to maintain a segregated accounting system for all principal and income from the funds and to conduct an annual audit. States that the funds held and administered by the Tribe shall be treated as if held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior. Absolves the Secretary from any trust responsibility after payment of the funds to the  Tribe. Exempts the principal and income of the fund from Federal or State income taxes and from any consideration for eligibility under Federal assistance programs, including social security.",2025-08-29T17:39:46Z,
98-hr-5703,98,hr,5703,"A bill to provide for the administration and probate of certain estates under laws of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-05-22,1984-05-22,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. McCain, John [R-AZ-1]",AZ,R,M000303,0,Delegates to the tribal court of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community the administration and probate of certain trust properties formerly administered by the Secretary of the Interior. Sets forth standards under which tribal law shall preempt State probate law. Requires a party initiating a probate proceeding under tribal law to serve the Secretary of the Interior with written notice of such proceeding.   Entitles the Secretary to intervene in such proceeding as trustee of the trust property involved. Provides for review and appeal of tribal court decisions.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-5639,98,hr,5639,"A bill pertaining to the inheritance of trust or restricted land on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, North Dakota and South Dakota, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-05-10,1984-10-19,Similar Provisions Contained in S.2663.,House,"Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large]",SD,D,D000064,0,"Declares that this Act preempts the State inheritance laws of North or South Dakota regarding specified trust lands within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation (the reservation). Restricts the right to receive inheritance interests in trust or restricted lands within the reservation to members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux of North and South Dakota. Sets forth guidelines under which specified eligible heirs shall inherit interests in trust or restricted lands. Restricts nonmember surviving heirs to a life estate, subject to specified conditions. Precludes the inheritance of any interest in trust or restricted lands if such interest is less than two and one-half acres.  Passes such interest to the tribe, with title taken in the United States as trustee. Passes inheritance interests of prohibited heirs to the tribe, with title taken in the United States as trustee. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to partition, upon request, certain undivided interests in trust or restricted lands within the reservation. Authorizes the tribe to exercise powers of eminent domain over trust or restricted lands.  States that the final judgment of the tribal court in favor of the tribe in a condemnation action is conclusive as to the tribal interest in the trust or restricted lands. Provides for judicial review of the tribal court condemnation decision in the appropriate Federal district court. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire interests in the trust or restricted lands for certain purposes.  States the United States shall hold such acquired interests in trust for the tribe. Requires the Secretary to collect estate taxes and make such taxes payable to the tribe. Details circumstances under which unclaimed property shall escheat to the tribe. Exempts from Federal, State and nontribal taxation all land interests acquired by the United States as trustee for the tribe or a tribal member.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-2663,98,s,2663,"An Act pertaining to the inheritance of trust or restricted land on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, North Dakota and South Dakota, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-05-10,1984-10-19,Became Public Law No: 98-513.,Senate,"Sen. Abdnor, James [R-SD]",SD,R,A000009,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares that this Act preempts the State inheritance laws of North or South Dakota regarding specified trust lands within the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation (the reservation). Restricts the right to receive inheritance interests in trust or restricted lands within the reservation to members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux of North and South Dakota. Sets forth guidelines under which specified eligible heirs shall inherit interests in trust or restricted lands. Restricts nonmember surviving heirs to a life estate, subject to specified conditions. Precludes the inheritance of any interest in trust or restricted lands if such interest is less than two and one-half acres. Passes such interest to the tribe, with title taken in the United States as trustee. Passes inheritance interests of prohibited heirs to the tribe, with title taken in the United States as trustee. Directs the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) to partition, upon request, certain undivided interests in trust or restricted lands within the reservation.  Prohibits such partitions from leaving the fair market value of the remaining lands less than the fair market value of the land owners' interests prior to the partition. Prohibits the issue of patents in fee for partitioned lands until ten years after the new trust patents have been issued. Authorizes the tribe to exercise powers of eminent domain over trust or restricted lands.  States that the final judgment of the tribal court in favor of the tribe in a condemnation action is conclusive as to the tribal interest in the trust or restricted lands. Provides for judicial review of the tribal court condemnation decision in the appropriate Federal district court. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire interests in the trust or restricted lands for certain purposes.  States the United States shall hold such acquired interests in trust for the tribe. Requires the Secretary to collect estate taxes and make such taxes payable to the tribe.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2653,98,s,2653,Gay Head Wampanoag Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1984,Native Americans,1984-05-09,1984-05-09,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,0,"Gay Head Wampanoag Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1984 - Establishes the Gay Head Indian Claims Settlement Fund in the Treasury.  Declares that not more than $1,000,000 deposited in such Fund shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) for the purposes of certain settlement lands. States the conditions under which the Secretary shall accept option agreements for the purchase of certain private settlement lands. Directs that any such lands acquired by the Secretary shall be transferred to the Tribal Land Corporation created by the Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Incorporated. Defines the conditions under which any real property conveyances by specified Indians are deemed to be in accordance with the Constitution and Federal laws.  Confers congressional approval upon such conveyances. Extinguishes:  (1) any aboriginal title to specified settlement lands; and (2) all claims pertaining to real property conveyances approved under this Act. Details conditions under which the Secretary shall assign specified settlement lands to the Tribal Land Corporation. Authorizes the Secretary to institute condemnation proceedings in order to perfect Federal title. States that title to the settlement lands may only be conveyed to the Tribal Land Corporation. Applies State and local law to the settlement lands, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations. Sets a statute of limitations upon actions to contest the constitutionality of this Act.  Vests exclusive jurisdiction over such actions in the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Deems land transfers by private owners under this Act to be involuntary conversions for Federal tax purposes.",2025-08-29T17:41:45Z,
98-hr-5622,98,hr,5622,A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and for other purposes.,Native Americans,1984-05-08,1984-05-08,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide that the minimum amount of funds under contracts between tribal organizations and the Secretaries of the Interior and of Health and Human Services shall include certain overhead costs negotiated on an annual basis. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to promulgate regulations regarding overhead costs on grants and contracts between Federal agencies and tribal organizations.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-2619,98,s,2619,Indian Education Act Reauthorization of 1984,Native Americans,1984-05-02,1984-10-11,Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Indian Education Act Reauthorization of 1984 - Amends the Indian Elementary and Secondary School Assistance Act to extend to October 1, 1985, the fiscal year used to compute grants to local educational agencies. Makes certain schools in Alaska eligible for such grants even though they are not local educational agencies. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations to State educational agencies for specified purposes for FY 1985.  Limits the total grants made to State educational agencies to 15 percent of the sums appropriated in any fiscal year. Amends the Indian Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985.  Includes psychology as a field of study eligible for fellowship support. Extends through FY 1985 the authorization for graduate and professional fellowships and the National Advisory Council on Indian Education. Amends the Adult Education Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1985.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
98-s-2614,98,s,2614,Indian Financing Act Amendments of 1984,Native Americans,1984-05-01,1984-10-04,Became Public Law No: 98-449.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,1,"(Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Indian Financing Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to modify the amount of an outstanding loan without following certain procedures prescribed by statute. Revises provisions covering the guarantee of unpaid principal and interest due on loans made to individual Indians. Raises from $100,000 to $350,000 the ceiling on loan guarantees made to individual Indians.  Requires the Secretary to review each loan application independently from the lender. Deletes the requirement that the Secretary must follow specified procedures before paying a guaranteed loan which is in default. Authorizes appropriations for deposit into the Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund beginning in FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 and each fiscal year thereafter for certain interest payments. Raises the ceiling placed on Indian business development grants which the Secretary may make to:  (1) individual Indians (from $50,000 to $100,000); or (2) Indian tribes (from $50,000 to $250,000).  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and each fiscal year thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary to require security other than bonds when contracting for construction or repairs with an Indian-owned business. Requires the Secretary to insure that loan and grant applicants will be provided with technical assistance for the preparation of loan applications and the administration of funds granted under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to use up to a specified percentage of appropriations for entering into contracts in FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and each fiscal year thereafter.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-5540,98,hr,5540,"Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Restoration Act",Native Americans,1984-04-26,1984-10-17,Became Public Law No: 98-481.,House,"Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4]",OR,D,W000227,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians in Oregon. Declares tribal members to be eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation for such Tribe or the residence of tribal members on such a reservation. Makes the Act of August 12, 1954, inapplicable to the Tribe and restores all rights and privileges diminished by such Act. Precludes the restoration of hunting, fishing, or trapping rights. Declares the tribal membership roll to be open.  Prescribes procedures to determine eligibility for enrollment.  Includes listing in the Tribe's Census Roll of 1940 among specified enrollment criteria. Grants the franchise to tribal members who are 18 years old. Establishes an Interim Council to govern the Tribe until a constitution and by-laws have been adopted by a majority vote.  Directs such Council to draft and distribute a proposed constitution and by-laws. Sets 30 percent of those entitled to vote as the minimum vote required for the adoption of a constitution and by-laws.  Provides for the election of tribal officials after the adoption of a constitution and by-laws. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept specified lands in trust for the Tribe in Coos County and Curry County, Oregon, if such lands are offered to the Government free of purchase cost. Prohibits the Secretary from accepting a certain parcel until:  (1) one year after enactment of this Act; and (2) final adjudication of certain lawsuits concerning the lands. Grants the State of Oregon civil and criminal jurisdiction over the reservation in accordance with specified Federal law.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-5519,98,hr,5519,Indian Financing Act Amendments of 1984,Native Americans,1984-04-25,1984-09-11,House Incorporated this Measure (Amended) in S.2614 as an Amendment.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,3,"(Measure passed House, amended) Indian Financing Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to allow the Secretary of the Interior to modify the amount of an outstanding loan without following certain procedures prescribed by statute. Revises provisions covering the guarantee of unpaid principal and interest due on loans made to individual Indians. Raises from $100,000 to $350,000 the ceiling on loan guarantees made to individual Indians.  Requires the Secretary to review each loan application independently from the lender. Deletes the requirement that the Secretary must follow specified procedures before paying a guaranteed loan which is in default. Authorizes appropriations for deposit into the Indian Loan Guaranty and Insurance Fund beginning in FY 1985. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 and each fiscal year thereafter for certain interest payments. Raises the ceiling placed on Indian business development grants which the Secretary may make to: (1) individual Indians (from $50,000 to $100,000); or (2) Indian tribes (from $50,000 to $250,000).  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and each fiscal year thereafter. Authorizes the Secretary to require security other than bonds when contracting for construction or repairs with an Indian-owned business. Requires the Secretary to insure that loan and grant applicants will be provided with technical assistance for the preparation of loan applications and the administration of funds granted under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to use up to a specified percentage of appropriations for entering into contracts in FY 1985.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and each fiscal year thereafter.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-5491,98,hr,5491,Gay Head Wampanoag Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1984,Native Americans,1984-04-12,1984-06-07,Committee Hearings Held.,House,"Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10]",MA,D,S001040,0,"Gay Head Wampanoag Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1984 - Establishes the Gay Head Indian Claims Settlement Fund in the Treasury.  Declares that not more than $1,000,000 deposited in such Fund shall be used by the Secretary of the Interior for the purposes of certain settlement lands. States the conditions under which the Secretary shall accept option agreements for the purchase of certain private settlement lands.  Directs that any such lands acquired by the Secretary shall be transferred to the Tribal land corporation created by the Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Incorporated. Defines the conditions under which any real property conveyances by specified Indians are deemed to be in accordance with the Constitution and Federal laws.  Confers congressional approval upon such conveyances. Extinguishes:  (1) any aboriginal title to specified settlement lands; and (2) all claims pertaining to real property conveyances approved under this Act. Details conditions under which the Secretary shall assign specified settlement lands to the Tribal Land Corporation.  Authorizes the Secretary to assign specified settlement lands to the Tribal Land Corporation.  Authorizes the Secretary to institute condemnation proceedings in order to perfect Federal title. States that title to the settlement lands may only be conveyed to the Tribal Land Corporation. Applies State and local law to the settlement lands, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations. Sets a statute of limitations upon actions to contest the constitutionality of this Act.  Vests exclusive jurisdiction over such actions in the Federal District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Deems land transfers by private owners under this Act to be involuntary conversions for Federal tax purposes.",2025-08-29T17:38:41Z,
98-hr-5354,98,hr,5354,A bill to convey certain lands to the Zuni Indian Tribe for religious purposes.,Native Americans,1984-04-04,1984-04-04,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,0,Declares specified lands in Arizona part of the Zuni Indian Reservation.  Declares specified lands presently owned by the United States to be held in trust for the Zuni Indian Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands for other specified lands in the reservation area now owned by the State of Arizona. Authorizes either the Secretary of the Interior or the Zuni Indian Tribe to acquire certain private lands not presently owned by either the United States or the State of Arizona.  Declares that upon acquisition title to such lands shall be held by the United States in trust for the Zuni Indian Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire immediately the permanent right of ingress and egress to specified lands by voluntary agreement.  Restricts Zuni use of such lands to religious purposes. Provides that neither the value of the interests in the conveyed lands nor any funds expended under this Act shall be used to offset any awards of judgment against the United States in favor of the Zuni Indian Tribe in specified claims pending before the United States Court of Claims. States that for Federal income tax purposes any transfer of specified private lands shall be deemed to be an involuntary conversion.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-2529,98,s,2529,"A bill to extend and amend programs under the Native American Programs Act of 1974, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-04-04,1984-04-04,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,0,Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987. Authorizes financial assistance to private entities for projects which promote economic and social self-sufficiency for Native Americans.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-5253,98,hr,5253,"A bill to extend and amend programs under the Native American Programs Act of 1974, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1984-03-27,1984-03-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.,House,"Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13]",IL,R,E000204,0,Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 1985 through 1987. Authorizes financial assistance to private entities for projects which promote economic and social self-sufficiency for Native Americans.,2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
98-s-2480,98,s,2480,Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act,Native Americans,1984-03-27,1984-09-26,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Fort Berthold Reservation Mineral Restoration Act - Declares that mineral rights in specified lands are held in trust by the United States for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Requires any exploration or development regarding such mineral rights to comply with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army. Authorizes the United States to renew or extend leases or contracts concerning such mineral interests under certain conditions. Declares that revenues from such mineral interests which accrue to the United States after enactment of this Act are held in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into agreements to transfer to the United States specified lands held in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes or any individual Indian.  Conditions such transfer upon approval by the affected beneficiaries.  Authorizes both Secretaries to enter into agreements to hold certain lands no longer needed for the Garrison Dam and Reservoir Project in trust for the Three Affiliated Tribes. Directs the Three Affiliated Tribes to reimburse the United States a fixed sum of $300,000 if net proceeds from mineral interest development exceed $300,000.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2468,98,s,2468,"A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Makah Indian Tribe, Washington.",Native Americans,1984-03-22,1984-04-26,See H.R. 3376.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,"Declares all Federal right, title and interest in specified lands are held in trust by the United States for the Makah Indian Tribe, Washington, and declares such lands to be a part of the Makah Indian Reservation. States that existing fishing rights of the Makah Indian Tribe remain unaffected with respect to such lands. Retains the Federal right to use or reconstruct any Coast Guard facility on any island in such lands.  Directs the Secretary of Transportation to notify the Makah Indian Tribe and the Secretary of the Interior in the event such facilities are no longer needed.  Terminates any reservation of right upon such notification.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-5190,98,hr,5190,Indian Education Amendments of 1984,Native Americans,1984-03-20,1984-05-02,Executive Comment Received From Interior.,House,"Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7]",MI,D,K000172,0,"Indian Education Amendments of 1984 - Amends Title XI of the Education Amendments of 1978 to include among the basic education standards for Indian children in Bureau of Indian Affairs schools or contract schools a requirement on immunization for childhood diseases, including in-school immunization. Directs the tribal governing body or designated school board to submit to the Secretary of the Interior alternative standards that consider the specific needs of tribal children if the minimum academic standards are considered inappropriate. Requires each contract school to:  (1) comply with prescribed minimum academic standards;  or (2) have obtained accreditation or be a candidate for accreditation with specified accrediting agencies. Requires the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to establish uniform fiscal control and fund accounting procedures for all contract schools comparable to procedures used by BIA schools. Identifies conditions under which failure to meet or implement the basic education standards shall not be a basis for taking personnel action against an individual. Prohibits the closing or curtailment (including consolidation) of BIA schools or programs unless it is effected under prescribed guidelines. Directs the Secretary to establish separate geographical attendance areas for each BIA school.  Prescribes guidelines for the establishment of such attendance areas.  Requires that the tribal governing body or local school board be given a certain time in which to propose school boundaries. States that a public school attendance area shall not be regarded as being exclusive if the Secretary determines a local school district fails to provide: (1) full and equal service;  or (2) programs that meet particular student needs. Directs the Secretary to establish nonexclusive major attendance areas regarding multi-tribal boarding schools located off reservations. Requires the Director of the Office of Indian Education Programs (the Office) to report directly and solely to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. Requires the Director to supervise and direct all contract functions concerning education.  Provides that education personnel working under the Director's supervision shall provide service and support functions in the areas of procurement, budgeting and personnel. Establishes a facilities division within the Office with responsibility for physical maintenance of all facilities related to education programs operated or funded by the BIA. Includes, in the formula for the minimum annual funds per school, cost factors regarding:  (1) special transportation;  (2) boarding arrangements; and (3) greater lengths of service by educational personnel. States that BIA and contract schools shall receive, under the minimum annual funds formula, a certain amount for the costs of membership in, or support of, organizations engaged in advocacy activities on behalf of Indian education. Authorizes two separate appropriations in order to implement a direct funding method and a forward funding method.  Directs the Secretary to publish, at specified times, certain allotments made to each affected school. Sets forth guidelines under which a school supervisor may appeal to the appropriate superintendent for education any action by a local school board regarding a local financial plan.  Prescribes the procedure under which certain school personnel appointments may be appealed. Establishes within the Office of Indian Education Programs a computerized management informations system. Directs the Inspector General of the Department of the Interior to establish a system to ensure triennial financial and compliance audits of the BIA, the Office, and each BIA school. Authorizes BIA or office personnel to accept voluntary services, subject to local school board approval.",2025-08-29T17:38:06Z,
98-hr-5194,98,hr,5194,A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress.,Native Americans,1984-03-20,1984-04-06,"Referred to Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education.",House,"Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4]",GA,D,L000265,0,Terminates the authority of the Secretary of the Interior (formerly subject to congressional veto) to promulgate administrative regulations regarding the education programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the Education Amendments of 1978 unless the exercise of such authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days after enactment of this Act.,2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
98-s-2403,98,s,2403,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Pueblo de Cochiti.,Native Americans,1984-03-08,1984-07-09,Became Public Law No: 98-344.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares that all Federal right, title, and interest in specified lands is held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the Pueblo de Cochiti (New Mexico).  Directs the Secretary to conduct a cadastral survey of such lands. Declares such lands to be part of the Pueblo Reservation and prohibits their development for uses other than those existing on the date this Act is enacted. States that permittees of such lands who are not members of the Pueblo shall be given the opportunity to renew their permits in the same manner as appropriate before enactment of this Act. Sets the term for permits renewed under this Act at 30 years or the death of the permittee, whichever occurs later. Allows the spouse or children of a deceased permittee to assume the permit for the balance of the thirty-year period upon notice to the Pueblo and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Declares that if the Pueblo obtains relinquishment of a certain number of grazing permits in the portion of the Caja del Rio allotment in the Santa Fe National Forest that overlaps the Santa Cruz Spring Tract, then the remaining permittees in that overlap area shall lose their interests and all rights to renew their permits.  Preserves the grazing rights of remaining permittees within the portion of the Caja del Rio allotment which does not overlap the Santa Cruz Spring Tract. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to deposit all permit fees into the Treasury to the credit of the Pueblo. Authorizes the Pueblo to:  (1) obtain relinquishment of permits on specified lands; and (2) grant in consideration of such relinquishments, agricultural or grazing leases or permits to existing permittees on other Pueblo Reservation lands for a maximum 50-year term. Subjects such grants to the Secretary's approval. Requires the Secretary to give full recognition to all land interests acquired by the Department of the Army in the Cochiti Lake project under specified Memoranda of Agreement and through fee acquisition, until such time as the project is deauthorized by Congress. Directs the Secretary to grant easements for access to specified lands. States that the fees charged for utility easements shall not exceed current Federal rates for such easements. Declares the water rights appurtenant to specified lands shall be those in existence under State law on the date this Act is enacted.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-4952,98,hr,4952,A bill to authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide assistance to certain Indian tribes for expenses incurred for community impact planning activities relating to the planned deployment of the MX missile system in Nevada and Utah in the same manner that State and local governments were provided assistance for such expenses.,Native Americans,1984-02-27,1984-08-16,Became Public Law No: 98-379.,House,"Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3]",AL,D,N000095,11,"Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to provide community impact planning assistance to Indian tribes located near once potential sites for the MX missile. Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to such Indians on the same basis as that provided to State and local governments under the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1981, utilizing available FY 1981 Air Force appropriations. Limits coverage to requests for assistance made before a specified date.",2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
98-hr-4808,98,hr,4808,Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act,Native Americans,1984-02-08,1984-02-08,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]",LA,D,T000058,0,"Chitimacha Claims Settlement Act - States that tribal lands transferred by the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana before passage of this Act shall be deemed to have been transferred in accordance with the Constitution and all Federal laws relating to Indian land transfers.  Deems such transfers to have been made with congressional consent and approval.  Extinguishes any tribal aboriginal title transferred with such congressional consent. Extinguishes, as of the date of transfer, any tribal claim for damages or possession of land and natural resources based upon:  (1) such transfers; or (2) aboriginal titles transferred with congressional consent. Limits the time period within which the constitutionality of this Act may be challenged.  Vests exclusive original jurisdiction in the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana over any actions questioning the constitutionality of this Act. Establishes the Chitimacha Claims Settlement Fund in the Treasury.  Prohibits any distribution of the principal of such Fund to individual tribal members. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to administer the Fund in trust for the tribe and to pay any income derived from it to the tribe semiannually. Provides that tribal purchase of lands with funds from such payment shall, upon request, be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe.  Sets maximum amounts which the Secretary may spend out of the Fund's principal to acquire land selected by the tribe and to acquire options to purchase.  Provides that such lands shall be part of the Chitimacha Reservation. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the tribe to establish a tribal  court and a tribal police force. Vests exclusive jurisdiction in the Chitimacha tribal court system for specified criminal offenses and civil actions.  Vests exclusive jurisdiction in the State of Louisiana over specified offenses and civil laws of general application to private persons and property. Authorizes the tribe to assume exclusive jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings in accordance with the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. Precludes payments made under this Act which benefit the tribe or its members from consideration when eligibility for Federal financial aid programs is determined.",2025-08-29T17:42:02Z,
98-hjres-471,98,hjres,471,"A joint resolution to designate the week beginning April 29, 1984, as ""American Indian Week"".",Native Americans,1984-02-07,1984-02-21,Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.,House,"Rep. Bethune, Ed [R-AR-2]",AR,R,B000422,0,"Designates the week beginning April 29, 1984, as American Indian Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
98-s-2201,98,s,2201,A bill to convey certain lands to the Zuni Indian Tribe for religious purposes.,Native Americans,1984-01-23,1984-08-28,Became Public Law No: 98-408.,Senate,"Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]",AZ,R,G000267,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Declares specified lands in Arizona part of the Zuni Indian Reservation.  Declares specified lands presently owned by the United States to be held in trust for the Zuni Indian Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands for other specified lands in the reservation area now owned by the State of Arizona. Authorizes either the Secretary of the Interior or the Zuni Indian Tribe to acquire certain private lands not presently owned by either the United States or the State of Arizona.  Declares that upon acquisition title to such lands shall be held by the United States in trust for the Zuni Indian Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire immediately the permanent right of ingress and egress to specified lands by voluntary agreement.  Restricts Zuni use of such lands to religious purposes. Directs the Secretary to make certain lands available for sale to Apache County, Arizona, and to designate such land within two years after enactment of this Act. Prescribes a formula to calculate the price of such lands if Apache County agrees to use any portion of the lands for public purposes. Provides that neither the value of the interests in the conveyed lands nor any funds expended under this Act shall be used to offset any awards of judgment against the United States in favor of the Zuni Indian Tribe in specified claims pending before the United States Court of Claims. States that for Federal income tax purposes any transfer of specified private lands shall be deemed to be an involuntary conversion. Provides for the continuation of Federal payments to State or local governments on the lands exchanged with the State of Arizona.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-4538,98,hr,4538,A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Government Tax Status Act of 1982 with respect to the tax status of Indian tribal governments.,Native Americans,1983-11-18,1983-11-18,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. McCain, John [R-AZ-1]",AZ,R,M000303,2,Makes permanent the provisions of the Indian Tribal Tax Status Act of 1982.,2024-02-07T16:32:33Z,
98-hr-4564,98,hr,4564,"A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in Docket 18-S and the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in Docket 18-U, before the Indians Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1983-11-18,1983-11-18,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]",MN,R,S000795,0,"Provides formulae for the distribution and use of judgment funds awarded to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide specified funds on the basis of the population and reservation community groups as reflected in certain census and annuity rolls. Requires 20 percent of specified funds to be held in trust by the Secretary for the benefit of the respective bands of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, and requires such funds to be used pursuant to a plan developed by the respective reservation business committees. Requires 80 percent of specified funds to be administered by the Secretary for per capita distribution according to specific guidelines. Exempts the funds from:  (1) State or Federal income taxes; and (2) being considered as income or resources regarding eligibility for assistance under Federal assistance programs (including the Social Security Act).",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-4567,98,hr,4567,Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984,Native Americans,1983-11-18,1984-09-24,House Incorporated this Measure in S.2166 as an Amendment.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,49,"(Measure passed House, amended (Inserted text of H.R. 6039)) Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, as amended by the Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980, to authorize specific appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to grant Indian Health Scholarships to Indians enrolled full-time in certain schools for health professionals. Prohibits the denial of such scholarships solely on the basis of scholastic achievement if the applicant has been admitted into an accredited health professions institution. Deems service under a contract pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act as meeting the active service requirements of the National Health Service Corps Scholarship program. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Prohibits the payment of health professions preparatory scholarships to Indians who are employed in the Indian Health Service during nonacademic periods of the school year. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987 for specified health services. Designates such appropriations the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund. Sets allocation guidelines.  Requires the Secretary to report to Congress regarding a health services priority system. Establishes an Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund to meet the extraordinary costs of medical disasters or catastrophic illnesses.  Authorizes appropriations.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding the Fund's operation by a certain time. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a health facilities priority system report regarding the construction or renovation needs of the top ten priority inpatient and ambulatory care facilities. Requires the Secretary to notify the Congress one year prior to the planned closure of a health care facility. Directs the Secretary to: (1) convey to the Bethel Native Corporation all Federal interest in specified property in Bethel, Alaska; and (2) sell to the Bethel Native Corporation a specified Service hospital and appurtenant facilities.  Conditions such sale upon an agreement whereby the Corporation shall purchase the hospital and its facilities and the Service shall lease and operate such hospital and its facilities. Directs the Secretary to begin implementing in FY 1985 a ten-year plan to provide safe water supply and sanitary sewage and solid waste disposal facilities to Indian homes and communities.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress the Service's current Indian sanitation facilities priority system, and the funds needed to raise all communities to a zero level of deficiency. Authorizes specified appropriations to provide sanitation facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance for the operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities, utility organizations, and emergency repairs of sanitation facilities.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Directs the Secretary to contract with urban Indian organizations to provide health care or referral services programs in urban areas.  Details eligibility criteria for such programs.  Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a report which assesses the health status and unmet health care needs of urban Indians. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Establishes the Office of Indian Health Service within the Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services (thus terminating the Indian Health Services as part of the Health Resources and Services Administration). Places such Office under the direction of an Administrator for Indian Health who shall report directly to the Assistant Secretary for Health.  Delegates to such Administrator all health programs and authorities which are provided specifically for Indians.  Allocates to the Office of Indian Health Service budget and personnel ceiling authority to implement the duties delegated to the Administrator. Authorizes the Secretary to compensate Indian organizations for costs incurred in the use and administration of health services facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to waive certain requirements for competitive procurement of health services if the responsible Chief Medical Officer certifies that such requirements would compromise the quality of health services. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse within the Indian Health Service.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1987. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) to coordinate efforts with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Education to develop programs to combat alcohol and drug abuse among Indian juveniles, including preventive education programs in schools under the aegis of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of health hazards faced by Indians and Indian miners exposed to nuclear resource developments on or near Indian communities. Directs the Secretary and the Indian Health Service to develop a health care plan which addresses the results of such study. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress both the health hazard study and the ensuing health care plan, within certain times. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes eligibility guidelines for certain California Indians and for certain persons who are otherwise ineligible for medical benefits provided by either the Indian Health Service or by tribes contracting with the Service. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) provide a vaccination program to prevent and control hepatitis-B among Alaskan Natives; (2) report to the Congress regarding program details; and (3) recommend steps to control the incidence of hepatitis-B. Designates the State of California as a contract health service delivery area. Lists programs eligible for Indian Health Service funds. Restricts circumstances under which the Secretary may remove a member of the National Health Service Corps who is performing obligated service in a health facility under the aegis of the Indian Health Service. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must develop and implement a plan to reduce Indian infant and maternal mortality rates to that of the general population.",2025-04-07T14:20:37Z,
98-s-2141,98,s,2141,A bill to amend the Indian Tribal Governmental Tax Status Act of 1982 with respect to the tax status of Indian tribal governments.,Native Americans,1983-11-18,1983-11-29,"Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.",Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,1,Makes permanent the provisions of the Indian Tribal Tax Status Act of 1982.,2025-01-03T19:04:17Z,
98-s-2166,98,s,2166,Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984,Native Americans,1983-11-18,1984-10-22,Pocket Vetoed by President.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,18,"(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 98-1126) Indian Health Care Amendments of 1984 - Title I: Indian Health Manpower - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for specified Indian health programs for FY 1985-1988, including scholarship programs and continuing education allowances. Prohibits the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary) from denying scholarship assistance solely on the basis of an applicant's scholastic achievement if such applicant has been admitted to, or maintained good standing at, an accredited health professions institution. Directs the Secretary to grant Indian Health Scholarships to Indians enrolled full-time in certain schools for health professionals. States that the active duty service requirements of the Public Health Service can be met by specified services, including:  (1) service under a contract pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; and (2) the private practice of a health professional if such practice is in a health professional shortage area and addresses the health care needs of a substantial number of Indians. Title II:  Health Services - Enumerates the health services for which the Secretary is authorized to expend certain appropriated funds.  Prohibits the use of such funds to offset or limit appropriations made under other Acts.  Conditions the allocation of such funds upon the health resource deficiency level of the affected Indian tribes.  Allocates such funds on a service unit basis. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a current health services priority system report, including the methodology for determining tribal health resources deficiencies, and the funds needed to raise all service units to a zero level deficiency. Directs the Secretary to establish a review mechanism for tribal petitions regarding the health resource deficiency level of a tribe. Requires the Secretary to provide a current update of tribal specific health plans. Makes programs administered by tribal organizations under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act eligible for specified funds on an equal basis with programs administered directly by the Indian Health Service. Directs the President to include with the submission of the budget a separate statement which specifies the amounts obligated to implement enumerated health services. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1988 for specified health services. Designates such appropriations the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund. Establishes an Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund to meet the extraordinary costs of medical disasters or catastrophic illness.  Authorizes appropriations.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding the Fund's operation by a certain time. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the competitive procurement requirements for health services upon certification by the responsible Chief Medical Officer that such requirements would compromise the quality of health services. Establishes a demonstration program under which an Indian's eligibility for health services (except medicaid benefits) provided in Montana by the Indian Health Service shall not be affected by such Indian's eligibility for indigent health assistance from such State, if:  (1) such State assistance is funded by real property taxes; and (2) such Indian resides on tax-exempt Indian land.  Terminates the demonstration program on September 30, 1988. Title III:  Health Facilities - Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a health facilities priority system report regarding the construction or renovation needs of the ten top priority inpatient and ambulatory care facilities. Requires the Secretary to consult with any Indian tribe that might be affected by an expenditure for health facilities before the Secretary makes a commitment for such an expenditure.  Conditions the closure of any health care facility upon the Secretary's submission to the Congress of an impact assessment one year prior to the contemplated closing.  Enumerates the data to be included in such assessment.  Directs the President to include with the budgets submitted for FY 1986-1988 planning information documents for the construction of ten Indian health facilities. Directs the Secretary to implement a ten-year plan to provide safe water and sanitary sewage and solid waste disposal facilities to Indian homes and communities.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding the Indian Health Service's current Indian sanitation facility priority system and the funds needed to raise all communities to a zero level of deficiency. Authorizes specified appropriations to provide sanitation facilities. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance for the operation and maintenance of sanitation facilities, utility organizations, and emergency repairs of sanitation facilities.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1988. Authorizes tribes to expend certain non-Indian Health Service funds for the renovation of Indian health facilities, subject to specified conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to exchange certain real property with the Bethel Native Corporation (Alaska).  Specifies conditions under which the Secretary is required to negotiate an agreement to sell to such Corporation a specified Service hospital and appurtenant facilities.  Conditions such sale upon a lease-purchase agreement whereby the Corporation shall purchase the hospital and its facilities and the Service shall lease and operate such hospital and its facilities. Title IV:  Access to Health Services - Extends the authorization for specified appropriations for grants and contracts with tribal organizations from FY 1985 through 1988. Amends the Social Security Act to make certain providers of the Indian Health Service eligible for Medicare and Medicaid payments.  Directs the Secretary to ensure that each service unit of the Indian Health Service receives at least half of the amounts to which its facilities are entitled, if such amounts are necessary to bring the facilities into compliance with this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration project in which certain Indian (and Alaska Native) health organizations which provide health care services shall bill for medicare and medicaid payments directly.  Requires the Secretary to monitor such organizations and to require quarterly reports on their operations.  Sets forth eligibility and participation guidelines for such health service facilities.  Requires a final report to Congress by September 30, 1988. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study in consultation with Indian tribes regarding barriers to Indian participation in medicare or medicaid programs. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding such study. Title V:  Urban Indian Health Services - Directs the Secretary to contract with urban Indian organizations to administer health services programs in urban areas. Details eligibility criteria for the selection of such organizations.  Prescribes reporting and recording procedures for organizations which receive or expend funds under this Title.  Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with urban Indian organizations to determine the health status and unmet health care needs of urban Indians in affected urban areas.  Delineates the requirements of such contracts. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) develop evaluation procedures for the performance of contracts; and (2) conduct annual onsite evaluations of each contracting urban Indian organization.  Prescribes guidelines for the renewal of health care or referral services contracts.  Prohibits renewal of contracts for determination of unmet health needs if their performance has been non-compliant or otherwise unsatisfactory and problems cannot be resolved. Requires certain reports to Congress. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 - 1988. Title VI:  Organizational Improvements - Requires the Secretary to establish an automated management information system for the Indian Health Service. Establishes the Office of Indian Health Service within the Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services (thus terminating the Indian Health Service as part of the Health Resources and Services Administration).  Places such Office under the direction of a Director of Indian Health Service who shall report only to the Secretary through the Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services for Health.  Directs the Secretary to implement through the Director all health programs and authorities which are provided specifically for Indians. Establishes the Commission on the Organization Placement of the Indian Health Service to conduct a study of the effects of placing the Indian Health Service within the Public Health Service.  Delineates the membership of such Commission. Requires the Commission to report to the Congress by a certain date whether such placement of the Indian Health Service enhances its ability to provide health services to Indians. Title VII:  Miscellaneous - Authorizes the Secretary to enter into legal agreements with Indian tribes or tribal organizations in order to provide compensation for facility space costs associated with administration and delivery of health services by the Indian Health Service or tribally operated programs. Directs the Secretary to coordinate efforts with the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Education to develop programs to combat alcohol and drug abuse among Indian juveniles, including preventive education programs in schools under the aegis of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Directs the Secretary to establish an Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse within the Indian Health Service.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985-1988. Directs the Secretary to arrange with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study of health hazards faced by Indians and Indian miners exposed to nuclear resource developments on or near Indian communities. Directs the Secretary and the Indian Health Service to develop a health care plan which addresses the results of such study. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress both the health hazard study and the ensuing health care plan, within certain times. Authorizes appropriations. Extends from FY 1984 to FY 1988 the time during which Arizona is designated as a contract health service delivery area.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1985 - 1988. Extends eligibility for health services of specified Indians in the State of California from FY 1984 through 1988. Establishes eligibility guidelines for certain California Indians and for certain persons who are otherwise ineligible for medical benefits provided by either the Indian Health Service or by tribes contracting with the Service. Designates the State of California as a contract health service delivery area. Lists programs eligible for Indian Health Service funds. Restricts circumstances under which the Secretary may remove a member of the National Health Service Corps who is performing obligated service in a health facility under the aegis of the Indian Health Service. Sets a deadline by which the Secretary must develop and implement a plan to reduce Indian infant and maternal mortality rates to that of the general population. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) complete within one year implementation of a program to prevent and control hepatitis-B in Alaska; (2) report to the Congress about the status of such program; and (3) request budget authority for a hepatitis-B control program in Alaska. Directs the Secretary to provide contract health services to the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians that reside in the Trenton Service Area of specified counties in the States of North Dakota and Montana. Directs the Secretary to conduct a population survey of Indians residing in such Service Area in order to determine the basis for distributing equity health care funds and providing contract health care.  Provides for the designation of additional counties in the Trenton Service area based upon the population survey results. Directs the Secretary to conduct a study of the physical and mental health care needs of Native Hawaiians and other Native American Pacific Islanders, and to report the results of such study to the Congress by a certain time.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2177,98,s,2177,"A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in Docket 18-S and the Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians judgment funds in Docket 18-U, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1983-11-18,1984-04-18,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 788.,Senate,"Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]",MN,R,B000647,1,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 98-407) Provides formulae for the distribution and use of judgment funds awarded to the Lake Superior and Mississippi Bands of Chippewa Indians in the State of Minnesota. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide specified funds on the basis of the population and reservation community groups as reflected in certain census and annuity rolls. Requires twenty per cent of specified funds to be made available by the Secretary to specified groups for program purposes within 60 days after enactment of this Act if the Secretary has approved the program plan submitted by each group. Requires eighty percent of specified funds to be administered by the Secretary for per capita distribution according to specific guidelines. Exempts the funds from:  (1) State or Federal income taxes; and (2) from being considered as income or resources for purposes of eligibility for assistance under Federal assistance programs (including the Social Security Act).",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2184,98,s,2184,Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1983,Native Americans,1983-11-18,1984-05-01,Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,15,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to:  (1) declare that determinations regarding financial assistance requests shall be made without regard to whether the agency or project to be assisted benefits Indians who are not members of a federally recognized tribe; and (2) prohibit the rejection of financial assistance solely on the grounds that the request serves Indians or an Indian organization in a nonreservation area. Requires that programs under this Act be administered within the Department of Health and Human Services (currently they may be delegated to other Federal departments and agencies).  Prohibits any transfer of such administration outside of the Department. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue the administration of grants through the Administration for Native Americans (the Administration).  Requires the Commissioner of such Administration to delegate all functions within the Administration. Restricts the delegation and redelegation of functions by the Secretary to personnel within the Department. Permits interagency funding agreements between the Administration and other Federal agencies.  Authorizes appropriations through FY 1987. Specifies the percentage of appropriated funds which shall be used for financial assistance under this Act.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-4468,98,hr,4468,Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1983,Native Americans,1983-11-17,1984-04-26,For Further Action See H.R.5145.,House,"Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]",MT,D,W000520,89,Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Native Americans Programs Act of 1974 to state that decisions to grant financial assistance shall not consider whether such aid accrues to the benefit of Indians who are not members of a federally recognized tribe. Prohibits the rejection of financial assistance solely on the grounds that the request serves Indians or an Indian organization in a nonreservation area. Requires that programs under this Act be administered within the Department of Health and Human Services (currently they may be delegated to other Federal departments and agencies).  Prohibits any transfer of such administration outside of the Department. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue the administration of grants through the Administration for Native Americans (the Administration).  Requires the Commission of such Administration to delegate all functions within the Administration. Restricts the delegation and redelegation of functions by the Secretary to personnel within the Department. Permits interagency funding agreements between the Administration and other Federal agencies.  Authorizes appropriations through FY 1987. Specifies the percentage of appropriated funds which shall be used for financial assistance under this Act.,2025-08-29T17:38:30Z,
98-s-2066,98,s,2066,A bill to declare certain lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation in the State of New York.,Native Americans,1983-11-08,1984-04-26,See H.R. 3555.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,1,"Declares specified lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation, New York.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-2061,98,s,2061,A bill to declare certain lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation in the State of New York.,Native Americans,1983-11-04,1984-04-26,See H.R. 3555.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,1,"Declares specified lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation, New York.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-4291,98,hr,4291,A bill to allow variable interest rates for Indian funds held in trust by the United States.,Native Americans,1983-11-02,1984-09-17,See S.2000.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,4,"Amends the Act of February 12, 1929, to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to invest Indian trust funds in public debt securities bearing interest as the Secretary determines, considering current market yields (currently such funds are fixed at 4 percent per annum).",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-2000,98,s,2000,A bill to allow variable interest rates for Indian funds held in trust by the United States.,Native Americans,1983-10-25,1984-10-04,Became Public Law No: 98-451.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to invest Indian trust funds in interest bearing public debt securities at rates determined by the Secretary.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-4176,98,hr,4176,A bill to confirm the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in the State of Colorado and to define jurisdiction within such reservation.,Native Americans,1983-10-20,1984-05-21,Became Public Law No: 98-290.,House,"Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3]",CO,D,K000304,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Confirms and defines the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado. Limits the Tribe's territorial jurisdiction over non-Indian persons and their property to Indian trust lands within the reservation. Declares that Federal jurisdiction under specified law over non-Indian persons and their property applies only on Indian trust land. Declares that Federal law relating to alcoholic beverages or to trading with Indians shall apply, with respect to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, only on Indian trust land. Confers upon the State of Colorado the same criminal and civil jurisdiction over municipalities incorporated within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation as the State would have assumed under the Act of April 11, 1968.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-1979,98,s,1979,A bill to confirm the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in the State of Colorado and to define jurisdiction within such reservation.,Native Americans,1983-10-20,1984-05-03,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Voice Vote.,Senate,"Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO]",CO,D,H000287,0,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 98-404) Confirms and defines the boundaries of the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Colorado. Limits the Tribe's territorial jurisdiction over non-Indian persons and their property to Indian trust lands within the reservation. Declares that Federal jurisdiction under specified law over non-Indian persons and their property applies only on Indian trust land. Declares that Federal law relating to alcoholic beverages or to trading with Indians shall apply, with respect to the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, only on Indian trust land. Confers upon the State of Colorado the same criminal and civil jurisdiction over municipalities incorporated within the Southern Ute Indian Reservation as the State would have assumed under the Act of April 11, 1968.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1967,98,s,1967,A bill to compensate the Gros Venture and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community for irrigation construction expenditures.,Native Americans,1983-10-18,1984-10-17,Pocket Vetoed by President.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, beginning in FY 1985, to:  (1) reimburse the Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community for funds expended for the construction of the irrigation system on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation from 1895 to 1913; and (2) pay four percent simple interest on such funds.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-3995,98,hr,3995,Indian Water Rights Disputes Act,Native Americans,1983-09-27,1983-09-27,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,"Indian Water Rights Disputes Act - Establishes the Federal Board on Indian Water Rights Disputes to:  (1) assist in dispute resolution of Indian water rights;  (2) investigate disputes and issue findings of fact and conclusions of law;  (3) monitor Indian water usage;  and (4) mediate Indian water rights disputes.  Provides procedural guidelines for Board adjudication and mediation of disputes.  Requires the Board to monitor on a continuing basis water use in disputed areas. Sets membership and appointment guidelines for the Board, including vacancies, terms of office and removal procedures.  Requires that a minimum of three members shall be members of the bar of the Supreme Court at all times. Prohibits Board members from representing anyone in any Indian water rights matter for a maximum of two years after leaving office or during such term of office. Authorizes the Board to obtain staff and consulting services.  Grants the Board powers to:  (1) conduct hearings;  (2) obtain data;  and (3) issue subpoenas. Grants the Federal courts of appeals exclusive jurisdiction to review final Board determinations subject to review by the Supreme Court.  Grants the Board original, exclusive jurisdiction over Indian water rights disputes after passage of this Act.  Makes technical and conforming amendments. Directs the Board to award specified litigants reasonable and necessary legal fees if the Board (or a court) finds the position of such litigants was substantially justified and the action was brought by the United States or an Indian tribe.  Specifies circumstances under which the Board (or a court) is authorized to modify or deny such awards.",2025-08-29T17:40:21Z,
98-hr-3971,98,hr,3971,A bill to provide that any Osage headright or restricted real estate or funds which is part of the estate of a deceased Osage Indian who did not possess a certificate of competency at the time of death shall be exempt from any estate or inheritance tax imposed by the State of Oklahoma.,Native Americans,1983-09-22,1984-10-30,Became Public Law No: 98-576.,House,"Rep. Jones, James R. [D-OK-1]",OK,D,J000232,5,"Exempts from Oklahoma inheritance or estate tax any Osage headright, restricted real estate, or funds which were part of the estate of any Osage Indian who died without a certificate of competency",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-1871,98,s,1871,A bill to allow all restricted Indian lands to be leased for 99 years with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior.,Native Americans,1983-09-21,1984-03-07,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-811.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,"Amends the Act of August 9, 1955, to permit the leasing of restricted Indian lands for a maximum term of ninety-nine years, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior upon a determination that such leasing is in the best interests of the Indian owner.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-3885,98,hr,3885,Grand Ronde Restoration Act,Native Americans,1983-09-14,1983-11-22,Became Public Law No: 98-165.,House,"Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]",OR,D,A000337,2,"(Measure passed House, amended) Grand Ronde Restoration Act - Deems the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon one tribal unit for purposes of Federal recognition and eligibility for Federal benefits, as well as for purposes of tribal self-government, and the establishment of a tribal reservation. Extends Federal recognition to the Tribes and reinstates the tribal corporate charter issued under specified law.  Applies to the Tribes all federal laws generally applicable to Indians. Renders the act approved August 13, 1954, inapplicable to the Tribes, and restores all rights and privileges which may have been diminished or lost under it. Makes the Tribes and their members eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes regardless of the existence of a reservation.  Provides that tribal members residing in specified counties will be deemed to be residing on or near a reservation for purposes of the availability of Federal services.  States that the establishment of a reservation for the Tribes will not affect a member's eligibility for Federal services. Precludes the restoration of any hunting, fishing or trapping rights under this Act. Establishes an Interim Council of the Tribes to represent and govern them until a permanent governing body has convened. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) announce the date of a general council meeting to nominate candidates for election to the Interim Council; (2) hold an election by secret ballot to elect Interim Council members by a specified date; and (3) ensure that specified tribal members receive at least ten days notice of meetings and elections. Grants such Council authority to receive grants, enter into contracts, and bind the tribal governing body as successor in interest for a maximum of six months. Vests the Interim Council with responsibility for preparing the tribal constitution and bylaws including bylaws covering the election of a tribal governing body. Establishes:  (1) an open tribal membership roll; (2) criteria governing membership eligibility; and (3) procedures to verify such eligibility. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) enter into negotiations with the first elected tribal governing body to establish a tribal reservation; (2) develop a plan for the establishment of such reservation within a specified time; and (3) notify and consult with State and local governmental officials to avoid prejudice by the proposed enlargement of the reservation. Enumerates restrictions placed upon any tribal reservation plan developed by the Secretary. States that any reservation for the tribe shall be established by an Act of Congress enacted after the enactment of this Act.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-3765,98,hr,3765,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.,Native Americans,1983-08-03,1983-12-02,Became Public Law No: 98-203.,House,"Rep. Reid, Harry [D-NV-1]",NV,D,R000146,1,"(Measure passed House, amended) Declares that all Federal right, title and interest in specified lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, is held in trust by the United States for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.  Declares such lands to be part of the Las Vegas Paiute Reservation.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-1735,98,s,1735,Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe-Dexter by the Sea Claim Settlement Act,Native Americans,1983-08-03,1984-09-28,Became Public Law No: 98-432.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe-Dexter by the Sea Claim Settlement Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified amount to the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of Washington to settle tribal claims regarding a previous transfer by the United States of certain lands within the Shoalwater Bay Reservation known as Dexter by the Sea. Extinguishes tribal claims of title to such lands upon receipt of payment.  Ratifies the validity of a specific land transfer by the United States to George N. Brown, patentee. Conditions such payment upon:  (1) tribal waiver of all rights and claims to certain lands within the Reservation; and (2) dismissal with prejudice by a certain Federal district court of a specified Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe complaint. Prohibits any per capita distribution of such payment to Shoalwater Bay tribal members. Authorizes the Tribe to use the funds for purposes authorized by tribal ordinance or resolution, including investment for economic development. Requires the Tribe to maintain a segregated accounting system for all principal and income from the funds and to conduct an annual audit. States that the funds held and administered by the Tribe shall be treated as if held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior. Absolves such Secretary from any trust responsibility after payment of the funds to the  Tribe. Exempts the principal and income of the fund from Federal or State income taxes, and from any consideration for eligibility under Federal assistance programs, including Social Security.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1694,98,s,1694,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.,Native Americans,1983-07-28,1983-09-16,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Laxalt, Paul D. [R-NV]",NV,R,L000148,1,"Declares that all Federal right, title, and interest in specified lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, is held in trust by the United States for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.  Declares such lands to be part of the Las Vegas Paiute Reservation.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1686,98,s,1686,"A bill to amend the Act of November 2, 1966, regarding leases and contracts affecting land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation.",Native Americans,1983-07-27,1983-07-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ]",AZ,R,G000267,0,"Authorizes specified leases of trust or restricted lands on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation (Arizona) to contain provisions for binding arbitration of disputes. Provides that failure to submit to such arbitration or comply with the arbitration ruling shall be deemed a civil action arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1638,98,s,1638,"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,1983-07-18,1983-07-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) invest collections from specified Indian irrigation and power projects in certain Federal obligations; and (2) use the earnings from such investments to reduce the maintenance charges on the projects from which the funds were originally collected.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-3555,98,hr,3555,A bill to declare certain lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation in the State of New York.,Native Americans,1983-07-13,1984-05-09,Became Public Law No: 98-280.,House,"Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34]",NY,D,L000516,1,"Declares specified lands held by the Seneca Nation of Indians to be part of the Allegany Reservation, New York.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1530,98,s,1530,A bill to make technical amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and other Acts.,Native Americans,1983-06-23,1984-04-03,Became Public Law No: 98-250.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Exempts the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act from the administrative requirements of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977.  Authorizes the use of grant or cooperative agreements in lieu of contracts under specified sections of such Act when mutually agreed upon by the appropriate Secretary and the tribal organization involved. Makes technical and conforming amendments relating to certain restricted land in Kansas, and to the reservation of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the statute of limitations controlling actions for money damages brought by the United States on behalf of recognized tribes or groups of American Indians. Makes technical and conforming amendments relating to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-3386,98,hr,3386,A bill to declare that certain land formerly used as a site for a school for the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of such Indian Tribe and is part of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation.,Native Americans,1983-06-22,1983-06-22,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3]",CO,D,K000304,0,Declares that specified land is:  (1) held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Tribe; and (2) part of the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation. Repeals a specified Act relating to the reservation of certain lands for the use of the Ute Indians.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-3389,98,hr,3389,"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,1983-06-22,1983-06-22,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4]",WA,R,M000999,2,Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) invest collections from specified Indian irrigation and power projects into certain Federal obligations; and (2) use the earnings from such investments to reduce the maintenance charges on the projects from which the funds were originally collected.,2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-3376,98,hr,3376,"A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Makah Indian Tribe, Washington.",Native Americans,1983-06-21,1984-05-14,Became Public Law No: 98-282.,House,"Rep. Swift, Al [D-WA-2]",WA,D,S001115,0,"Declares all Federal right, title and interest in specified lands are held in trust by the United States for the Makah Indian Tribe, Washington, and declares such lands to be a part of the Makah Indian Reservation. States that existing fishing rights of the Makah Indian Tribe remain unaffected with respect to such lands. Retains the Federal right to use or reconstruct any Coast Guard facility on any island in such lands.  Directs the Secretary of Transportation to notify the Makah Indian Tribe and the Secretary of the Interior in the event such facilities are no longer needed.  Terminates any reservation of right upon such notification.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1499,98,s,1499,Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act,Native Americans,1983-06-20,1983-10-18,Became Public Law No: 98-134.,Senate,"Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT]",CT,R,W000253,1,"Mashantucket Pequot Indian Claims Settlement Act - Establishes the Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Fund (the Fund) in the Treasury and directs the Secretary of the Interior to act as trustee for the benefit of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (the Tribe). Directs the Secretary to spend, upon the Tribe's request, the principal and income accruing to the Fund.  Specifies the amounts available to the Secretary for acquisition of private settlement lands.  Directs the Tribe to submit economic development plans subject to the Secretary's approval, and establishes guidelines for the disbursement of trust funds under such plans.  Establishes guidelines reducing the Government's trust responsibility to the Tribe as the Fund is disbursed. Specifies lands to be held by the United States as trustee.  Provides formulae for land acquisition and condemnation proceedings by the Secretary.  Deems transfers of specified private settlement lands as involuntary conversions for Internal Revenue Code purposes. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund. Approves transfers of land or natural resources executed by the Tribe prior to the Act.  Extinguishes Tribal or Indian claims to such lands based upon rights, interests, or aboriginal title.  Directs the Secretary to publish notice in the Federal Register when the statutory appropriation has been deposited into the Fund.  Declares the extinguishment provisions effective upon such appropriation. Declares the Tribe's reservation is Indian country, subject to State jurisdiction under specified Federal law. Sets limitations on actions regarding the constitutionality of the Act.  Vests exclusive original jurisdiction over such actions in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.  Permits removal from State courts to such District Court. Permits the Tribe to lease lands for any term of years to the Mashantucket Pequot Housing Authority or to its successor in interest. Extends Federal recognition to the Tribe.  Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indians.  Subjects the Tribe to generally applicable Federal laws.",2025-08-29T17:38:00Z,
98-hr-3259,98,hr,3259,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Pueblo de Cochiti.,Native Americans,1983-06-08,1984-05-10,Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.,House,"Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]",NM,D,R000229,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Declares that all Federal right, title, and interest in specified lands is held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior for the Pueblo de Cochiti (New Mexico).  Directs the Secretary to conduct a cadastral survey of such lands. Declares such lands to be part of the Pueblo Reservation and prohibits their development for uses other than those existing on the date this Act is enacted. States that permittees of such lands who are not members of the Pueblo shall be given the opportunity to renew their permits in the same manner as appropriate before enactment of this Act. Sets the term for permits renewed under this Act at thirty years or the death of the permittee, whichever occurs later. Allows the spouse or children of a deceased permittee to assume the permit for the balance of the thirty-year period upon notice to the Pueblo and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Declares that, if the Pueblo obtains relinquishment of a certain number of grazing permits in the portion of the Caja del Rio allotment in the Santa Fe National Forest that overlaps the Santa Cruz Spring Tract, then the remaining permittees in that overlap area shall lose their interests and all rights to renew their permits.  Preserves the grazing rights of remaining permittees within that portion of the Caja del Rio allotment which does not overlap the Santa Cruz Spring Tract. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to deposit all permit fees into the Treasury to the credit of the Pueblo. Authorizes the Pueblo to:  (1) obtain relinquishment of permits on specified lands; and (2) grant in consideration of such relinquishments, agricultural or grazing leases or permits to existing permittees on other Pueblo Reservation lands for a maximum 50-year term. Subjects such grants to the Secretary's approval. Requires the Secretary to give full recognition to all land interests acquired by the Department of the Army in the Cochiti Lake project under specified Memoranda of Agreement and through fee acquisition, until such time as the project is deauthorized by Congress.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-3111,98,hr,3111,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Kaw Tribe of Oklahoma.,Native Americans,1983-05-24,1983-11-14,Other Measure S.1168 Passed House in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Edwards, Mickey [R-OK-5]",OK,R,E000077,0,"Declares that all Federal right, title and interest in the surface estate of specified land in Kay County, Oklahoma, is held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Kaw Tribe of Oklahoma.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-1321,98,s,1321,A bill to preclude certain restrictions of loan guarantee and loan insurance authority under the Indian Financing Act of 1974.,Native Americans,1983-05-18,1983-05-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]",MI,D,L000261,0,"Directs the Secretary of Interior to guarantee loans authorized under the Indian Financing Act of 1974, subject only to restrictions under the Act and the availability of eligible applicants.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1241,98,s,1241,Indian Housing Act of 1983,Native Americans,1983-05-09,1983-05-09,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,3,"Indian Housing Act of 1983 - 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 Indian families ineligible for housing assistance under titles II or III of this Act because of low income or extremely isolated circumstances. Requires that grants or assistance under this title be consistent with plans and priorities established by tribes.  Authorizes the Secretary, in providing such assistance, to:  (1) make direct grants to individual Indians; (2) enter into agreements with tribes or tribal housing agencies; (3) contract with private construction firms; or (4) have repairs or new construction performed directly by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  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 (under $5,000); (2) major repairs, renovations, and enlargements; and (3) the construction or acquisition of new standard housing.  Requires appropriate insurance for such housing, unless waived by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to insure that a lien upon fee land is recorded under appropriate State law whenever a house on such land is constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title. Prohibits the Secretary from approving the sale or lease of trust land upon which a house is so located, constructed, acquired, or repaired unless:  (1) funds provided under this title are reimbursed to the United States in an amount equal to the initial cost reduced by ten percent per year; and (2) the tribe has first refusal on the sale of houses located on tribal land. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title in FY 1984 through FY 1987. Title II:  Indian Housing Finance Fund - Establishes an Indian housing finance fund to provide financing to Indian tribes for the 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. 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. Requires that tribal housing agencies be established to implement housing project agreements. Sets forth requirements for project agreements. Empowers the Secretary, under conditions specified in the project agreement, to attach any obligated or unobligated funds held by the United States in trust for the benefit of any Indian or Indian tribe. Prohibits the Secretary from rejecting an application or refusing to enter into a project agreement, and prohibits a tribal housing agency from refusing to execute a housing assistance contract, on the basis that a tribe or Indian family has no trust funds to its credit. Provides for a period of notice, prior to attachment of trust funds, during which a tribe may:  (1) pay the amount in default; (2) negotiate a repayment schedule; or (3) institute administrative appeals. 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; and (5) land purchases. Sets forth provisions for:  (1) housing assistance contracts between eligible Indian families and tribal housing agencies; (2) minimum monthly payments to such agencies by such families; and (3) residual receipts to be deposited into the fund by such agencies. 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 bidding requirements.  Permits tribal housing agencies to formulate Indian affirmative action plans satisfactory to the Secretary. 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. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title in FY 1984 and thereafter. 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 who otherwise would not be eligible for housing credit because of Federal laws restricting the 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 loan security, interest, premium charges, applications, sale or assignment, maturity, default, collection, and reimbursement guaranty. Sets forth requirements for lenders. 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 in specified amounts and thereafter in such amounts as necessary to maintain a specified guaranty fund balance. 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 purchasing 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 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 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 a copy of such inventory to the Congress.",2025-08-29T17:38:50Z,
98-s-1224,98,s,1224,A bill to provide for the disposition of certain undistributed judgement funds awarded the Creek Nation.,Native Americans,1983-05-05,1984-08-21,Became Public Law No: 98-390.,Senate,"Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK]",OK,R,N000102,2,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to distribute specified judgment funds to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and the Creek Nation of Indians. Directs the Secretary to allocate certain percentages of specified funds to the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma and the Eastern Creeks. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) distribute the funds allocated to the Muscogee in order to implement any plan or program authorized by ordinance of such Nation; and (2) hold in trust and invest for their benefit the funds allocated to the Eastern Creeks. Directs the Secretary to distribute such funds in the form of per capita payments to specified Eastern Creeks if the Eastern Creeks are not recognized as an Indian Tribe before June 30, 1985. Directs the Secretary to act on the petition for Federal recognition of the Eastern Creeks by no later than December 31, 1983, or report to Congress if no action is taken. Deems certain Eastern Creeks to be successor entities to the original Eastern Creek tribes for purposes of specified fund distributions if such entities receive Federal acknowledgement as Indian tribes before December 30, 1984. Provides for pro rata fund distribution if more than one tribal entity is recognized by the Secretary.  Directs the Secretary to distribute specified trust funds and judgment awards in the form of per capita payments if none of the petitioners filing for Eastern Creek status receive Federal recognition as an Indian tribe prior to December 30, 1984. Entitles certain Eastern Creek entities to file alternative distribution plans if such entities receive Federal recognition as Indian tribes prior to the distribution of certain judgment funds.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-2898,98,hr,2898,"An act to declare certain lands to be held in trust for the benefit of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1983-05-04,1984-02-17,Became Public Law No: 98-219.,House,"Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2]",UT,R,M000143,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares all Federal right, title and interest in specified lands to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of specified bands of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah, and declares such lands to be part of the Tribe's reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) acquire available easement and water rights to specified lands; and (2) consult with local governmental entities before permitting the introduction of any point source of contamination under any proposed development of specified land.  Authorizes the Secretary to require the installation of a waste water disposal system as part of such proposed development. Transfers to the Paiute Indian Tribe responsibility for all land use rights and authorizations (except mining claims), to specified lands.  Declares such Tribe the successor-in-interest to the United States in such lands, and makes it responsible for maintaining the lands under the same conditions as they had been maintained by the United States. States that valid mining claims are not terminated by enactment of this Act.  Declares that the holders of valid mining claims (as determined by the Secretary) shall not be entitled to a patent, although such claims shall be maintained in compliance with Federal mining laws. Authorizes the Paiute Indian Tribe to negotiate the accommodation of land use rights. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from denying the use or occupation of specified lands, on a nonexclusive basis, for Paiute religious or ceremonial reasons during prescribed time periods. Establishes as a trust fund in the Treasury the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Economic Development and Tribal Government fund. Designates one half of the principal of the Fund as the Economic Development Fund and the remaining one-half as the Tribal Government Fund.  Requires the Secretary to administer each portion of the Fund in accordance with reasonable terms set by the Tribe. Requires the Tribe to submit a specific waiver of Federal liability for losses resulting from any investment not made in accordance with specified law before the Secretary may approve such investments. Prohibits:  (1) distribution of the Fund's principal to the Tribe or any tribal member; or (2) per capita payments to tribal members from income accruing to the Fund. Requires the Secretary to make quarterly payments to the Tribe of any income received from the investment of each fund.  Declares that the use of income from the Tribal Government Fund shall not be regulated by the Secretary.  Requires the income from the Economic Development Fund to be used in a manner consistent with a Tribally developed economic development plan which has met with the Secretary's approval. Authorizes appropriations for the Fund for FY 1985.  Limits the amount the Tribe may spend for matters related to the employment of legal counsel. Declares valid and effective specified plans for the use and distribution of judgment funds awarded the Creek Indian Nation, the Sisseston-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of North Dakota and South Dakota, and the Devil's Lake Sioux Tribe of North Dakota. Exempts these plans from further congressional review.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-2910,98,hr,2910,"A bill to amend the Act of November 2, 1966 regarding leases and contracts affecting land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation.",Native Americans,1983-05-04,1983-11-22,Became Public Law No: 98-163.,House,"Rep. McCain, John [R-AZ-1]",AZ,R,M000303,0,"(Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes specified leases of trust or restricted lands on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation (Arizona) to contain provisions for binding arbitration of disputes. Provides that failure to submit to such arbitration or comply with the arbitration ruling shall be deemed a civil action arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-hr-2781,98,hr,2781,Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1983,Native Americans,1983-04-27,1983-05-06,Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.,House,"Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1]",MT,D,W000520,0,Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to state that decisions to grant financial assistance shall not consider whether such aid accrues to the benefit of Indians who are not members of a federally recognized tribe. Prohibits the rejection of financial assistance solely on the grounds that the request serves Indians or an Indian organization in a nonreservation area. Requires that programs under this Act be administered within the Department of Health and Human Services.  (Currently they may be delegated to other Federal departments and agencies.) Prohibits any transfer of such administration outside of the Department. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue the administration of grants through the Administration for Native Americans (the Administration).  Requires the Commission of such Administration to delegate all functions within the Administration. Restricts the delegation and redelegation of functions by the Secretary to personnel within the Department. Permits interagency funding agreements between the Administration and other Federal agencies. Specifies the percentage of appropriated funds which shall be used for financial assistance under this Act.,2025-08-29T17:39:46Z,
98-s-1151,98,s,1151,Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement Act,Native Americans,1983-04-27,1984-10-19,Became Public Law No: 98-500.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Old Age Assistance Claims Settlement Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to pay to certain entitled individuals specified portions of unauthorized disbursements from the estate of a deceased Indian made to reimburse State or local governments for old age assistance. Requires such payments to include interest from the date the unauthorized disbursements were made.  Prohibits such payments if the unauthorized disbursements fall below $50. Sets forth procedural guidelines for the notice and publication in the Federal Register of:  (1) all trust estates from which unauthorized disbursements are known to have been made; and (2) additional unauthorized disbursement claims submitted within a certain period. Requires the Secretary to search Department of Interior records in order to ascertain:  (1) persons entitled to any portion of unauthorized disbursements; and (2) the amount of such disbursements to which individuals are entitled. Directs the Secretary to make immediate payment without requiring filing of a formal claim if the Secretary has ascertained the identity of entitled individuals and the amounts to which they are entitled. Prescribes procedures to be used by the Secretary to notify entitled individuals of their right to receive payment. Provides for a full discharge of all claims after payment and acceptance has been made under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986, FY 1987, and following fiscal years. Exempts the funds distributed under this Act from being used as a basis to deny or reduce any Federal benefits for which a party would be otherwise eligible under the Social Security Act or (except for per capita shares over $2,000) any Federal or federally assisted program.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1168,98,s,1168,A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Kaw Tribe of Oklahoma.,Native Americans,1983-04-27,1983-11-29,Became Public Law No: 98-173.,Senate,"Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK]",OK,D,B000639,1,"Declares that all Federal right, title, and interest in the surface estate of specified land in Kay County, Oklahoma, is held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Kaw Tribe of Oklahoma.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-1148,98,s,1148,"An act to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Montana, and the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, in docket numbered 10-81L by the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1983-04-26,1983-10-13,Became Public Law No: 98-124.,Senate,"Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]",MT,D,M000635,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Divides certain judgment funds according to specified percentages among:  (1) the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, Montana; and (2) the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana. Establishes a fund distribution formula based upon the membership roll of such Tribes.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make per capita distributions to the respective Tribes according to specified eligibility standards. States that the Secretary's determination concerning eligibility for per capita distributions is final. Directs the Secretary to hold in trust and to invest specified percentages of the remainder for the benefit of such Tribes. Requires that the principal and income of funds apportioned to the Assiniboine Tribe of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation be applied and used for the benefit of such Tribe according to terms established by the Fort Peck Assiniboine Council, with the concurrence of the Tribal Executive Board of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Reservation, and approved by the Secretary.  Provides for the Secretary's interim administration of that portion of the funds for which no agreement has been reached. Exempts the judgment funds from:  (1) State or Federal income taxes; and (2) any determination of eligibility for assistance under the auspices of a Federal program.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-2611,98,hr,2611,A bill to provide that certain amounts received by the Southern Ute Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation or members of such Tribe shall not be taxable or taken into account for certain other purposes.,Native Americans,1983-04-19,1983-04-19,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3]",CO,D,K000304,0,"Exempts the Southern Ute Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation and its individual members from any taxation on moneys received from property held in trust for such Tribe by the United States. States that such moneys shall not affect eligibility for financial assistance to tribal members, or for benefits under the Social Security Act or other Federal or federally assisted programs.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,
98-s-973,98,s,973,A bill to make technical amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act and other Acts.,Native Americans,1983-04-05,1983-06-20,Veto message ordered held at the desk.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,0,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Exempts the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act from the administrative requirements of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977. Makes technical and conforming amendments relating to certain restricted land in Kansas, and to the reservation of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Makes technical and conforming amendments to the statute of limitations controlling actions for money damages brought by the United States on behalf of recognized tribes or groups of American Indians. Makes technical and conforming amendments relating to the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Title I of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1983. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to authorize the North Carolina School of the Arts to lease to any person the Stevens Center for the Performing Arts Building, without affecting specified Federal assistance.  Conditions the retention  of such assistance upon provision in the transfer documents that the facility be operated as a performing arts center.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-2342,98,hr,2342,Indian Arts and Crafts Board Amendments Act of 1983,Native Americans,1983-03-24,1983-03-24,Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.,House,"Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9]",IL,D,Y000013,1,"Indian Arts and Crafts Board Amendments Act of 1983 - Amends the Act of August 7, 1935 to:  (1) transfer within the Department of the Interior all administrative responsibility for the Institute of American Indian Arts (the Institute) from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board (the Board); and (2) confer additional powers upon the Board including authority to take action to obtain accreditation status comparable to other fine arts academic institutions. Allows the Board to promulgate up to 25 percent of its rules and regulations without first submitting them to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to:  (1) effect such a transfer of functions; and (2) to determine a schedule by which to phase out occupation of the Institute's campus by any entity other than the Institute. Directs the Board to submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Congress concerning the activities, accreditation status and enrollment of the Institute.",2025-08-29T17:41:54Z,
98-hr-2366,98,hr,2366,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,1983-03-24,1984-02-22,Clean Bill to be Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2]",NV,R,V000124,1,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. Directs the Secretary of the Air Force to pay such claims to the Indian tribe.,2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
98-hr-2307,98,hr,2307,"A bill to amend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1983-03-23,1983-10-20,Other Measure S.726 Passed House in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-22]",IL,D,S000423,16,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Education and Labor with amendment, H. Rept. 98-77) Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to revise definitions and purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to appropriations, to make grants for defraying, at the determination of the tribally controlled community college, expenditures for the operation and maintenance of the college (including administrative, academic, and educational programs.) Requires that grant applications include a description of recordkeeping procedures for the expenditure of funds. 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 for determining the need and potential for such colleges.  Directs the Secretary to reserve 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. Prohibits the alteration of grant amounts under this Act because of funds also received under the Snyder Act.  Prohibits denial of Snyder Act funds because of funds received under this Act. Provides that any Indian student who receives a student assistance grant from the Bureau of Indians 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 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 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 for which the report of the Administrator of General Services identifies such a need.  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 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. Amends the Navajo Community College Act to extend the authorization for construction funds through FY 1987.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
98-hr-2246,98,hr,2246,White Earth Allotment Claims Settlement Act of 1983,Native Americans,1983-03-22,1984-09-21,Executive Comment Received From Justice.,House,"Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]",MN,R,S000795,0,"White Earth Allotment Claims Settlement Act of 1983 - 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 title to such lands.",2025-08-29T17:42:04Z,
98-s-884,98,s,884,A bill to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians in docket numbered 15-72 of the United States Court of Claims.,Native Americans,1983-03-22,1983-10-13,Became Public Law No: 98-123.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Provides formulae for the distribution and use of judgment funds awarded to the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians. Directs that per capita shares of such funds be distributed to specified individuals according to prescribed formulae. Exempts such funds from: (1) any income tax liability: and (2) any determination of eligibility or assistance under a Federal, State, or local program.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-885,98,s,885,White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1982,Native Americans,1983-03-22,1983-11-17,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-936.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,1,"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.",2025-08-29T17:38:54Z,
98-s-856,98,s,856,Indian Housing Act of 1983,Native Americans,1983-03-18,1983-07-29,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 328.,Senate,"Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS]",MS,R,C000567,7,"(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 98-203) Indian Housing Act of 1983 - 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 (the Secretary), upon application of an Indian tribe or individual, to make grants or provide assistance to Indian families ineligible for housing assistance under titles II or III of this Act because of low income or extremely isolated circumstances. Requires that grants or assistance under this title be consistent with plans and priorities established by tribes.  Authorizes the Secretary, in providing such assistance, to: (1) make direct grants to individual Indians; (2) enter into agreements with tribes or tribal housing agencies; (3) contract with private construction firms; or (4) have repairs or new construction performed directly by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  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; (2) major repairs, renovations, and enlargements; and (3) the construction or acquisition of new standard housing. Requires appropriate insurance for such housing, unless waived by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to insure that a lien upon fee land is recorded under appropriate State law whenever a house on such land is constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title. Prohibits the Secretary from approving the sale or lease of trust land upon which a house is so located, constructed, acquired, or repaired unless:  (1) funds provided under this title are reimbursed to the United States in an amount equal to the initial cost reduced by five percent per year for 20 years; and (2) the tribe has first refusal on the sale of houses located on tribal land. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title in FY 1984 through FY 1987. Title II:  Indian Housing Finance Fund - Establishes an Indian housing finance fund to provide financing to Indian tribes for the 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; but (3) able to meet the minimum monthly payment required by this title. 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. Requires that tribal housing agencies be established to implement housing project agreements. Sets forth requirements for project agreements. Empowers the Secretary, under conditions specified in the project agreement, to attach any obligated or unobligated funds held by the United States in trust for the benefit of any Indian or Indian tribe. Prohibits the Secretary from rejecting an application or refusing to enter into a project agreement, and prohibits a tribal housing agency from refusing to execute a housing assistance contract, on the basis that a tribe or Indian family has no trust funds to its credit. Provides for a period of notice, prior to attachment of trust funds, during which a tribe may:  (1) pay the amount in default; (2) negotiate a repayment schedule; or (3) institute administrative appeals. 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; and (5) land purchases. Sets forth provisions for:  (1) housing assistance contracts between eligible Indian families and tribal housing agencies; (2) minimum monthly payments to such agencies by such families; and (3) residual receipts to be deposited into the fund by such agencies. 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 bidding requirements.  Permits tribal housing agencies to formulate Indian affirmative action plans satisfactory to the Secretary. 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 assignment 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. Provides for the construction of rental housing. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title in FY 1984 and thereafter. 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 who otherwise would not be eligible for housing credit because of the unique status 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 loan security, interest, premium charges, applications, sale or assignment, maturity, default, collection, and reimbursement guaranty. Sets forth requirements for lenders. 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 in specified amounts and thereafter in such amounts as necessary to maintain a specified guaranty fund balance. 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 purchasing 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 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 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 a copy of such inventory to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to require all contractors and subcontractors to comply with the Davis-Bacon Act for projects under specified titles of this Act. Authorizes any Indian tribe, with the Secretary's approval, to establish a tribal training program for housing construction projects under specified titles of this Act.  Establishes wage and employment standards for such training program. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such labor standards if any Alaskan Indian tribe so requests.  Limits applicability of such waiver to specified individuals and construction projects. Directs the Secretary to consider the effect of such waiver upon increasing participation of Indian-owned firms and Indian labor in the project. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984-1987 to implement tribal training programs for housing construction projects.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-726,98,s,726,"A bill to amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1983-03-08,1983-12-01,Became Public Law No: 98-192.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,7,"(Conference Report filed in House, H. Rept. 98-505) Amends the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978 to revise definitions and purposes. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, subject to appropriations, to make grants for defraying, 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 for determining the need and potential for such colleges.  Directs the Secretary to reserve 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. Prohibits the alteration of grant amounts under this Act because of funds also received under the Snyder Act.  Prohibits denial of Snyder Act funds because of funds received under this Act. Provides that any Indian student who receives a student assistance grant from the Bureau of Indians 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 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 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, 1985; 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 such a need.  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 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. Amends the Navajo Community College Act to extend the authorization for construction funds through FY 1987.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-s-727,98,s,727,"A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside certain judgment funds of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, and for other purposes.",Native Americans,1983-03-08,1983-08-11,Became Public Law No: 98-74.,Senate,"Sen. Andrews, Mark [R-ND]",ND,R,A000208,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon release of certain funds from the new member per capita escrow account, to deposit specified judgment funds into a separate account, and to hold and invest such funds in accordance with the Act of June 24, 1938. Authorizes the distribution of such funds to the governing body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, subject to the Secretary's approval for use in the planning and development of hospital or health care facilities for such Tribes. Authorizes distribution of specified funds to the Tribes' governing body for use in other tribal programs. Directs the Secretary to distribute specified amounts of funds to specified individuals. Requires that any remaining uncommitted funds be used and distributed in accordance with the programming aspect of a specified plan under the Act of October 19, 1973.",2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
98-hr-1928,98,hr,1928,Indian Housing Act of 1983,Native Americans,1983-03-03,1983-05-16,Placed on Union Calendar No: 107.,House,"Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]",AZ,D,U000001,16,"(Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 98-169) Indian Housing Act of 1983 - 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 Indian families ineligible for housing assistance under titles II or III of this Act because of low income or extremely isolated circumstances. Requires that grants or assistance under this title be consistent with plans and priorities established by tribes.  Authorizes the Secretary, in providing such assistance, to: (1) make direct grants to individual Indians; (2) enter into agreements with tribes or tribal housing agencies; (3) contract with private construction firms; or (4) have repairs or new construction performed directly by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  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 (under $5,000) (2) major repairs, renovations, and enlargements ($5,000 or more); and (3) the construction or acquisition of new standard housing.  Requires appropriate insurance for such housing, unless waived by the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to insure that a lien upon fee land is recorded under appropriate State law whenever a house on such land is constructed, acquired, or repaired pursuant to this title.  Prohibits the Secretary from approving the sale or lease of trust land upon which a house is so located, constructed, acquired, or repaired unless: (1) funds provided under this title are reimbursed to the United States in an amount equal to the initial cost reduced by ten percent per year; and (2) the tribe has first refusal on the sale of houses located on tribal land.  Applies such requirements and restrictions only to lands reasonably necessary for a site for assisted housing. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title in FY 1984 through FY 1987. Title II: Indian Housing Finance Fund - Establishes an Indian housing finance fund to provide financing to Indian tribes for the 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. 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.  Requires that tribal housing agencies be established to implement housing project agreements. Sets forth requirements for project agreements. Empowers the Secretary, under conditions specified in the project agreement, to attach any obligated or unobligated funds held by the United States in trust for the benefit of any Indian or Indian tribe.  Requires the Secretary to include a provision for attaching tribal trust funds only where a tribe or tribal housing agency has established  failure to meet financial obligations. Allows a tribe to petition the Secretary for revocation of attachment authority when it has liquidated all arrears and satisfied all defaults. Prohibits the Secretary from rejecting an application or refusing to enter into a project agreement, and prohibits a tribal housing agency from refusing to execute a housing assistance contract, on the basis that a tribe or Indian family has no trust funds to its credit. Provides for a period of notice, prior to attachment of trust funds, during which a tribe may: (1) pay the amount in default; (2) negotiate a repayment schedule; or (3) institute administrative appeals. Sets forth requirements for: (1) disbursements from the fund; (2) construction or acquisition contracts; (3) final plans and specifications; (4) fee titles and leases; and (5) land purchases. Sets forth provisions for: (1) housing assistance contracts between eligible Indian families and tribal housing agencies; (2) minimum monthly payments to such agencies by such families; and (3) residual receipts to be deposited into an interest-bearing account in the fund by such agencies. 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 bidding requirements.  Permits tribal housing agencies to formulate Indian affirmative action plans satisfactory to the Secretary. 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. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this title in FY 1984 and thereafter. 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 who otherwise would not be eligible for housing credit because of Federal laws restricting the 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 or Indian tribe for the acquisition or construction of a standard house, on trust land or land located in an Indian or Alaska Native Community.  Sets forth provisions relating to loan security, interest, premium charges, applications, sale or assignment, maturity, default, collection, and reimbursement guaranty. Sets forth requirements for lenders. 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 in specified amounts and thereafter in such amounts as necessary to maintain specified guaranty fund balance. 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,  obligations  to servicing or purchasing 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 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 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 a copy of such inventory to the Congress. Applies the prevailing wage rate requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act to all contractors and subcontractors on projects funded under this Act. Exempts from such application, upon tribal request, tribal members employed in semi-skilled positions who would not otherwise be eligible for Davis-Bacon Act protections. Sets the wage rate for such workers at not less than fifty percent of the appropriate prevailing wage.  Directs the Secretary of Labor, in evaluating an exemption request, to consider its effect upon increased participation of Indian-owned firms and Indian employment in the project.",2024-02-07T13:32:55Z,