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4 rows where bill_type = "hjres", congress = 101 and policy_area = "Native Americans" sorted by introduced_date descending

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  • hjres · 4 ✖
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
101-hjres-577 101 hjres 577 To authorize and request the President to proclaim the month of November 1990, and thereafter as "Native American Indian Heritage Month". Native Americans 1990-05-24 1990-08-03 Became Public Law No: 101-343. House Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] AS D F000010 219 Designates November 1990 as National American Indian Heritage Month. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
101-hjres-287 101 hjres 287 To establish a Presidential Commission to review the exercise of Indian treaty rights on off-reservation lands. Native Americans 1989-06-01 1989-06-01 Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] MI R D000131 2 Creates a United States Indian Treaty Rights Commission to: (1) advise and report to the President and the Secretary of the Interior on proposals to clarify the role of the U.S. Government, the States, and tribes with respect to the exercise of Indian treaty rights on off-reservation lands and on the relevancy and equity of court interpretations of those rights to resource conservation and allocation needs; and (2) report annually to the Congress on its development of such proposals and its examination of such rights. Terminates the Commission on December 31, 1992. Authorizes appropriations. 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
101-hjres-288 101 hjres 288 Michigan Natural Resources Equity Act of 1989 Native Americans 1989-06-01 1989-06-01 Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] MI R D000131 0 Michigan Natural Resources Equity Act of 1989 - States that no provision of a treaty between the United States and the Chippewa Nation of Indians, with respect to Michigan lakes or discrete fisheries not within reservations, shall be interpreted in a manner resulting in an Indian tribal beneficiary being allocated in excess of ten percent of the safe harvest. 2025-08-26T17:28:36Z  
101-hjres-261 101 hjres 261 Natural Resources Equity Act of 1989 Native Americans 1989-05-04 1989-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. House Rep. Obey, David R. [D-WI-7] WI D O000007 7 Natural Resources Equity Act of 1989 - Provides for the interpretation of certain provisions of the 1837 and 1842 treaties with the Chippewa Indians in a manner which would result in an Indian tribal beneficiary of such treaties not being allocated over ten percent of the safe harvest from any lake or other discrete fishery of Wisconsin. Provides that to the extent the application of such provisions results in a reduced safe harvest allocation, it shall represent a taking of such right. Requires the cost of such right to be determined pursuant to U.S. Claims Court proceedings and borne equally between the State of Wisconsin and the U.S. Government. 2025-08-26T17:24:54Z  

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CREATE TABLE legislation (
    bill_id TEXT PRIMARY KEY,
    congress INTEGER,
    bill_type TEXT,
    bill_number INTEGER,
    title TEXT,
    policy_area TEXT,
    introduced_date TEXT,
    latest_action_date TEXT,
    latest_action_text TEXT,
    origin_chamber TEXT,
    sponsor_name TEXT,
    sponsor_state TEXT,
    sponsor_party TEXT,
    sponsor_bioguide_id TEXT,
    cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
    summary_text TEXT,
    update_date TEXT,
    url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);