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5 rows where bill_type = "hjres", congress = 97 and policy_area = "Native Americans" sorted by introduced_date descending

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  • hjres · 5 ✖
bill_id congress bill_type bill_number title policy_area introduced_date ▲ latest_action_date latest_action_text origin_chamber sponsor_name sponsor_state sponsor_party sponsor_bioguide_id cosponsor_count summary_text update_date url
97-hjres-553 97 hjres 553 Indian Claims Act of 1982 Native Americans 1982-07-28 1982-12-13 Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 228 - 153 (Record Vote No: 442). House Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] AZ D U000001 0 (Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 97-954) Indian Claims Act of 1982 - Amends Federal law relating to the statute of limitations on claims of the United States for money damages arising out of contract or tort ("2415 provisions") to extend such statute of limitations in the case of specified types of Indian "2415" claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish in the Federal Register a list of all Indian "2415" claims which have been identified by or submitted to the Secretary under the "Statute of Limitation Project" and which would be barred by the statute of limitations on "2415" claims, but for the provisions of this Act. Grants the Secretary discretion to exclude from such list any matter which was erroneously identified as a claim and which has no legal merit whatsoever. Sets forth information requirements for such list. Requires that such list be distributed to each Indian tribe, band or group whose rights or the rights of whose members could be affected by "2415" provisions. Grants any Indian tribe, band, group, or individual 180 days after publication of such list in the Federal Register to submit to the Secretary any additional claims which they believed to be affected by "2415" provisions and desire to have considered for litigation or legislation by the United States. Sets forth information requirements for such submissions. Directs the Secretary, within 30 days after expiration of such submission period, to publish in the Federal Register a list of the additional claims submitted. Grants the Secretary discretion to exclude from such additional list any matter which has not been sufficiently identified as a claim. Provides that Indian "2415" claims which are pre- 1966 and which are not included on either of the lists shall be barred 60 days after publication of the additional list. Requires that the Secretary's decision to reject for litigation any of the claims or groups or categories of claims contained on either of the lists … 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z  
97-hjres-472 97 hjres 472 A joint resolution to designate January 28, 1983, as "Native American Day". Native Americans 1982-05-03 1982-05-03 Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. House Rep. Heftel, Cecil [D-HI-1] HI D H000449 3 Designates January 28, 1983, as Native American Day. 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  
97-hjres-459 97 hjres 459 A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim May 13, 1983, as "American Indian Day". Native Americans 1982-04-20 1983-01-12 Became Public Law No: 97-445. House Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21] CA R F000102 222 Requests the President to designate May 13, 1982, as American Indian Day. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hjres-444 97 hjres 444 A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to designate August 14, 1982, as "National Navajo Code Talkers Day". Native Americans 1982-03-18 1982-07-28 Became Public Law No: 97-225. House Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4] AZ R R000495 237 Requests the President to designate August 14, 1982, as National Navajo Code Talkers Day. 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z  
97-hjres-112 97 hjres 112 A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim May 13 of each year "American Indian Day". Native Americans 1981-01-22 1981-02-10 Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population. House Rep. Hinson, Jon C. [R-MS-4] MS R H000641 0 Requests the President to designate May 13 of each year as "National American Indian Day." 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z  

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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);