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| 105-s-2608 | 105 | s | 2608 | Gila River Indian Community-Phelps Dodge Corporation Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] | AZ | R | K000352 | 0 | Gila River Indian Community-Phelps Dodge Corporation Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 - Ratifies, approves, and confirms the May 4, 1998, settlement agreement among Phelps Dodge Corporation, the Gila River Indian Community, and the United States (agreement). Directs the Secretary of the Interior or his lawful designee (Secretary) to execute, and perform all of the Secretary's duties under, the agreement. (Sec. 5) Directs that: (1) the Secretary take all actions specified in the agreement necessary on the Secretary's part to obtain title to Blue Ridge Reservoir from Phelps Dodge; and (2) title to the Reservoir be held by the Secretary in trust for the benefit of the Navajo Nation. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary, simultaneously with the transfer of the Reservoir to the United States, to: (1) reallocate to the Community 12,000 acre-feet of Central Arizona Project (CAP) water; (2) amend the Community's CAP Contract to include the reallocated water; and (3) extend the Community's CAP Contract to 100 years, plus such additional term as may result from the exercise of the option provided for in, or other extension of, the lease referred to in the agreement. Sets forth provisions regarding nonreimbursability of water service and other capital charges and operation, maintenance, and replacement charges to the Community. (Sec. 7) Ratifies, approves, and confirms a lease referred to in the agreement. Makes such lease ineffective as to the United States and directs the Secretary not to execute it, until environmental compliance has been completed and the exchange has been approved. Allows the Secretary and the Community to renew or extend the lease at the end of the initial or any extended term as the Community, the Secretary, and Phelps Dodge may agree, with a limitation. (Sec. 8) Authorizes the Secretary and the Community to enter into an exchange agreement under which CAP water leased to Phelps Dodge by the Community is delivered by Phelps Dodge to the Community in return for the right to divert water from the Gila… | 2025-08-21T16:11:12Z | |
| 105-hr-4746 | 105 | hr | 4746 | Shivwits Paiute Indian Band Settlement Act | Native Americans | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Shivwits Paiute Indian Band Settlement Act - Directs that: (1) the St. George Water Reuse Project (as described in the Memorandum of Understanding executed by the Shivwits Paiute Indian Band on March 26, 1998, to implement construction, operation, and maintenance of that Project and the Santa Clara Project (MOU)) consist of water treatment facilities, a pipeline, and associated pumping and delivery facilities which will divert and transport water from the Wastewater Treatment Plant located near St. George, Utah, for delivery and use in the Santa Clara River Basin by St. George and the Shivwits; (2) the Project be sized to deliver 2,000 acre-feet annually for use by the Shivwits, in addition to the water delivered to St. George for its use; and (3) the Shivwits water be delivered by St. George through Project facilities to the eastern boundary of the Shivwits reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a grant of $15 million to St. George to cover the Shivwits' portion of such costs if specified conditions are met. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the parties, including the Secretary, to implement the MOU and the construction of the Project by the execution of an Agreement. (Sec. 6) Directs that the Santa Clara Project consist of a pressurized irrigation pipeline from the existing Gunlock Reservoir to the lower part of the Santa Clara River, along with main lateral pipelines. Specifies that: (1) the Project will result in the pooling of the water rights of the parties to the MOU, including the Shivwits; (2) the water users shall receive their irrigation water from the Project based on a set delivery schedule; and (3) the water supply from the River for irrigation purposes shall be supplemented by groundwater provided by St. George and other water users and from the modified operation of the Reservoir. Projects that in an average or above average year the Shivwits will receive 1,900 acre-feet of water from the Project. Directs that, in a below average year, all users, including the Shivwits, … | 2025-08-21T16:13:28Z | |
| 105-hr-4699 | 105 | hr | 4699 | To remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. | Native Americans | 1998-10-05 | 1998-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44] | CA | R | B001228 | 0 | Deems: (1) the full equalization of allotments under the Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959 to have been completed; and (2) the entitlement of holders of equalized allotments to distribution of net revenues from parcel B under such Act to have expired. Amends Federal law relating to the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in California to repeal the restriction on the distribution of net rents, profits, and other revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Makes such repeal applicable as if enacted on March 31, 1983. Provides for any per capita distribution of tribal revenues to be made to all members of the Band in equal amounts. | 2025-01-02T17:51:29Z | |
| 105-hr-4693 | 105 | hr | 4693 | To provide for Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe of Alaska and the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1998-10-02 | 1998-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-noh Title II: Qutekcak Native Tribe Title I: Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh - Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh of North Carolina. Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Interior to take land within the boundaries of Hoke County, Robeson County, and Wilson County, North Carolina, into trust for the Tuscarora Tribe if the Tribe transfers such land to the Secretary within two years; and (2) that such land be the Tribe's initial reservation. Requires: (1) the Tribe, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, to submit a membership roll consisting of all individuals who are members of the Tribe; (2) the Secretary, upon the completion of the roll, to publish notice of such in the Federal Register; and (3) the Tribe to ensure that the role is maintained and kept current. Allows the Tribe to organize for its common welfare and adopt an appropriate instrument, in writing, to govern its affairs when acting in its governmental capacity. Permits the Tribe's governing body, not less than 24 months after enactment, to propose a new governing document or amendments or revisions to the interim governing document, and requires the Secretary to conduct a tribal election as to the adoption of that proposed document not later than six months after that document is transmitted to the Secretary. Provides that, until the Tribe adopts and the Secretary approves a new governing document, the Tribe's interim governing document shall be its constitution. Title II: Quteckcak Native Tribe - Qutekcak Native Tribe Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to, and sets forth provisions similar to provisions of title I regarding, the Qutekcak Native Tribe of Alaska. | 2025-01-02T17:51:30Z | |
| 105-hr-4434 | 105 | hr | 4434 | Graton Rancheria Restoration Act | Native Americans | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-13 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | W000738 | 0 | Graton Rancheria Restoration Act - Restores Federal recognition and associated rights, privileges, and eligibility for Federal services and benefits to the Indians of the Graton Rancheria of California (the Tribe). Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon application by the Tribe, to accept in trust for the Tribe any real property located in Marin or Sonoma County, California, after the property is conveyed to the Secretary if there are no adverse legal claims to such property. Provides that any such property shall: (1) be part of the Tribe's reservation; (2) not be exempt from the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; and (3) be exempt from all local, State, and Federal taxation. Directs the Secretary to compile a membership roll of the Tribe not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Provides for: (1) an Interim Tribal Council to be the Tribe's governing body; (2) an election to ratify a Tribal constitution; and (3) the election of Tribal officials under such constitution. | 2025-08-21T16:12:49Z | |
| 105-hr-4482 | 105 | hr | 4482 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1998 - Makes amendments to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), including: (1) setting forth a requirement for assistance to Indian families that are not low-income; (2) eliminating separate Indian housing plan requirements for small Indian tribes; (3) expanding the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to review Indian housing plans; (4) revising requirements regarding tenant selection to require the inclusion of homebuyer selection policies and criteria; (5) revising provisions regarding review and audit by the Secretary; (6) excepting from the hearing requirement certain actions by the Secretary affecting grant amounts if the Secretary makes a determination that the failure of a recipient of assistance to comply substantially with any provision of the Act is resulting, and would continue to result, in an unauthorized expenditure of Federal funds; (7) permitting the Secretary to take certain actions affecting grant amounts in cases of noncompliance due to technical incapacity; (8) requiring that Indian housing plans, policies, waiting lists, annual performance reports, audit reports, and performance agreements be made available publicly; (9) repealing certification of compliance with subsidy layering requirements; and (10) revising tax exemption provisions. Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to make Indian tribes eligible to receive grants for elimination of drug-related crime in public housing. | 2025-08-21T16:14:31Z | |
| 105-hr-4485 | 105 | hr | 4485 | Indian Trust Fund Judicial Procedure Act | Native Americans | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-07 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581) | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Establishment of the Temporary Court for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution Title II: Expedited Procedure for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution Indian Trust Fund Judicial Procedure Act - Title I: Establishment of the Temporary Court for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution - Establishes the Temporary Court for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution to resolve all matters involving the management by the United States, in its capacity as legal trustee, of moneys belonging to Indian tribes. Directs the Court to: (1) decide which economic model(s) shall be used to estimate U.S. liability for breach of trust responsibility to Indian tribes in the management of tribal trust assets (phase I); and (2) apply such model(s) to determine U.S. liability to each tribe choosing to participate in such proceedings (phase II). Requires the appointment of a special master with expertise in trust law, Indian law, and the application of alternative economic models. (Sec. 106) Requires all Indian tribes that have had funds managed by the United States to be a party to the phase I proceedings, with each to be represented by their own attorney. Directs the Special Master to prepare and submit to the Court a set of economic models for estimating amounts lost as a result of U.S. breach of its trust responsibilities. (Sec. 107) Directs the Special Master, within 45 days after the completion of phase I proceedings, to initiate negotiations between each plaintiff tribe and the United States to seek agreement on the application of such economic model(s) and to produce an estimate of U.S. liability to such tribe. Allows such negotiations to continue for up to 18 months after which, if there is no resolution, the Special Master shall submit to the Court recommendations for the amount of such liability. Requires payment to each tribe within 60 days of a final decision by the Court. Extinguishes all such claims by a tribe upon acceptance of such payment. Allows any such tribe to opt out of such proceedi… | 2025-08-21T16:13:07Z | |
| 105-hr-4325 | 105 | hr | 4325 | Indian Trust Estate Planning and Land Title Management Improvement Act | Native Americans | 1998-07-23 | 1998-07-24 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Estate Planning Title II: Trust Land Records Management Title III: Real Estate Transactions Title IV: Financial Assistance Title V: Probate Title VI: General Provisions Indian Trust Estate Planning and Land Title Management Improvement Act - Title I: Estate Planning - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an estate planning program to assist Indian landowners to facilitate the transfer of lands to specific heirs. (Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary to provide to each Indian landowner a report that lists, with respect to each tract of trust or restricted land (lands subject to Federal restrictions on alienation) in which the landowner has an interest: (1) the tract of land involved; (2) each co-owner; and (3) the percentage of ownership of each owner. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to provide for estate planners, outreach workers, appraisers, realty and credit staff, and certified surveyors to carry out this Act. Title II: Trust Land Records Management - Requires the Secretary to promote the formation of a computerized land ownership records and payment dispersal system at the local level to enable tribes and individual Indians to: (1) evaluate and implement plans to consolidate fractionated titles; (2) certify title status reports for mortgages, probates, appraisals, and other land transactions; (3) provide an accounting of the land held by Indian landowners to assist in land consolidation and estate planning; and (4) reduce the number of ownership records. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to provide for the design and administration of local land records systems by making funds available to a tribally approved agency or organization. Requires such agency to serve as the archive for tribal land records and the daily use and maintenance of the records to be carried out at the local level. Applies standards consistent with law relating to fiduciary duties to such system and subjects records to audits. (Sec. 204) Requires the Secretary… | 2025-08-21T16:14:23Z | |
| 105-hr-4259 | 105 | hr | 4259 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian PolytechnicInstitute Administrative Systems Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-07-16 | 1998-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 105-337. | House | Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] | KS | R | S000662 | 2 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1998 - Allows the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to each conduct a five-year demonstration project to determine whether specified changes in personnel management policies or procedures would result in improved personnel management. Provides that actions under the project shall not be limited by any lack of specific authority under title 5 of the U.S. Code or by any provision, rule, or regulation that is inconsistent which such action, with specified exceptions. Permits employees whose retirement benefits are to be affected and who have completed at least one year of Government service to elect not to become subject to the project. Sets forth transition provisions with respect to annual and sick leave. Authorizes as appropriations. Requires such an institution conducting a demonstration project, not later than six months before it is scheduled to expire, to submit to each House of the Congress: (1) recommendations as to whether or not the changes under such project should be continued or made permanent; and (2) proposed legislation for any changes in law necessary to carry out any such recommendations. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 105-s-2298 | 105 | s | 2298 | Indian Civil Rights Enforcement Act | Native Americans | 1998-07-14 | 1998-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Indian Civil Rights Enforcement Act - Amends the Indian Civil Rights Act to grant jurisdiction to the U.S. district courts in any civil rights action alleging a failure to comply with rights secured under such Act. Permits an aggrieved individual or the Attorney General to bring an action in a U.S. district court for a declaratory judgment or equitable relief against an Indian tribe , upon exhaustion of remedies in a tribal court of appropriate jurisdiction (if any), to seek compliance with such rights as are timely and reasonable. Provides for the district court to adopt any findings of fact made by the tribal court (if any) with respect to the action, unless it determines that the tribal court: (1) did not operate independently from the legislative or executive authority of the tribe; (2) was not authorized to determine matters of law and fact or did not fully determine those matters; (3) permitted a person or entity to assert a defense of immunity in a declaratory action or an action to seek equitable relief; (4) failed to resolve the merits of the factual dispute; (5) employed a fact finding procedure that was not adequate to afford a full and fair hearing; (6) did not adequately develop facts that are material to the case; (7) failed to provide a full, fair, and adequate hearing; or (8) made factual determinations that are not fairly supported by the record. Requires the district court, if it finds that such a condition applies, to conduct a de novo review of the allegations contained in the complaint. Waives tribal immunity if necessary to enforce this Act. | 2025-08-21T16:14:38Z | |
| 105-s-2299 | 105 | s | 2299 | American Indian Contract Enforcement Act | Native Americans | 1998-07-14 | 1998-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | American Indian Contract Enforcement Act - Amends the Federal judicial code to grant district courts jurisdiction of any civil action or claim against an Indian tribe for liquidated or unliquidated damages for cases not sounding in tort that involve any contract made by a tribe's governing body or on behalf of a tribe. Waives tribal immunity as necessary to enforce this Act. | 2025-08-21T16:12:13Z | |
| 105-s-2300 | 105 | s | 2300 | State Excise, Sales and Transaction Tax Enforcement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-07-14 | 1998-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | State, Excise, Sales, and Transaction Tax Enforcement Act of 1998 - Amends the Federal judicial code to require the owners and operators of tribal retail enterprises to collect and remit qualified State taxes. Allows a State to bring an action in a district court: (1) for a declaratory judgment concerning the applicability or lawfulness of such a tax; or (2) against a tribal retail enterprise or the Indian tribe or a tribal member that owns or operates the enterprise to enforce the collection or remittance of such a tax. Defines a "qualified State tax" as any lawfully imposed, nondiscriminatory excise, sales, or transaction tax imposed by a State on a purchase of a good or service from a tribal retail enterprise by a person who is not a member of that Indian tribe, excluding any State tax: (1) imposed on a purchase from an enterprise that is exempted under State law from collecting and remitting because the associated Indian tribe imposes and collects an equivalent tax; (2) imposed on a sale if the State has waived the applicability of that tax to a purchase from the enterprise by a person who is not a member of the associated tribe; (3) that is the subject of an agreement between an enterprise and a State that exempts that enterprise from collecting and remitting that tax; or (4) the incidence of which falls on an Indian tribe or a member of an Indian tribe. | 2025-08-21T16:12:03Z | |
| 105-s-2301 | 105 | s | 2301 | Tribal Environmental Accountability Act | Native Americans | 1998-07-14 | 1998-09-30 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11154-11155) | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | Tribal Environmental Accountability Act - Subjects Indian tribes to any requirements that are applicable to any other governmental entities for any actions that are subject to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Permits a person or entity to commence a civil action against a tribe under any Federal environmental law provision that authorizes such a civil action. Waives tribal immunity in such an action. | 2025-08-21T16:12:19Z | |
| 105-s-2302 | 105 | s | 2302 | American Indian Tort Liability Insurance Act | Native Americans | 1998-07-14 | 1998-07-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | American Indian Tort Liability Insurance Act -Grants U.S. district courts jurisdiction of civil actions in claims against an Indian tribe for money damages accruing on or after the enactment of this Act for loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of a tribe under circumstances in which the tribe, if it were a private individual or corporation, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the State where the act or omission occurred. Directs the Secretary of the Interior: (1) within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, to obtain or provide tort liability insurance or equivalent coverage, on the most cost-effective basis, for each tribe that receives a tribal priority allocation (from amounts made available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the operation of Indian programs), unless the tribe has obtained appropriate liability insurance by such date; (2) to take actions to ensure the payment of the initial insurance premium by a tribe; and (3) to withhold the tribal priority allocation of a tribe unless and until it makes subsequent premium payments. Prohibits the insurer from asserting tribal immunity as a reason for denying a claim for damages resulting from the tort liability of an Indian tribe. . Grants the district courts jurisdiction over any action concerning the tort liability of a tribe that is covered under such insurance. Permits a case to recover damages through an insurer that provides coverage to be brought without regard to whether remedies under applicable tribal law have been exhausted. Amends the Federal judicial code to set forth Indian tort claims procedure provisions. Makes an Indian tribe liable for actions of its employees relating to tort claims in the same manner and to the same extent as a private individual or corporation, but not for interest before judgment or for punitive damages. Provides that where a death is caused, the tribe shall be liable for actual or compensatory damages in lieu of punitive dam… | 2025-08-21T16:12:40Z | |
| 105-hr-4087 | 105 | hr | 4087 | Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-06-18 | 1998-06-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to: (1) revise requirements regarding affected programs to include programs for securing employment, retaining employment, or creating employment opportunities or other programs relating to employment and permits such programs to include, at the option of a tribe, the general assistance program established under the Snyder Act and the Johnson-O'Malley Program established under the Johnson-O'Malley Act, if a tribe's plan includes educational services that familiarize elementary and secondary school students with aspects of employment; (2) require the Secretary of the Interior to reconsider disapproval of any statutory waiver requested by a tribe; (3) authorize the use of a percentage of funds made available by a Federal agency under a statutory or administrative formula for the creation of employment opportunities; and (4) transfer Federal responsibility for demonstration programs under the Act from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) of the Department of the Interior and provide for the transfer of personnel and resources from BIA to OSG. Permits a regional consortium of Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations to carry out a project under a plan that meets the Act's requirements through a resolution adopted by the governing body of that consortium or corporation. Provides that such authorization shall not prohibit such a village or corporation from withdrawing from participation in any portion of a program. | 2025-08-21T16:12:57Z | |
| 105-hr-4088 | 105 | hr | 4088 | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-06-18 | 1998-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make permanent the authority (currently provided under a demonstration program) for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native health organizations that contract or compact for the operation of any health program of the Indian Health Service to directly bill for, and receive payment for, health care services provided by such health programs for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid or from any other third party payor. Provides that: (1) such an entity shall be eligible to participate if it certifies that it contracts or compacts for any part of the operations of a Service health program that is eligible to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs; and (2) entities participating in a demonstration program as in effect the day before enactment of this Act shall be deemed to have elected to participate and shall not be required to make such certification. Provides for: (1) the ongoing examination and implementation of necessary administrative changes to facilitate direct billing and reimbursement under the program; and (2) withdrawal from participation in the program. | 2025-08-21T16:12:41Z | |
| 105-hr-4068 | 105 | hr | 4068 | To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1998-06-16 | 1998-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 105-256. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends Federal law to authorize leases granted on lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and on the Cabazon Indian Reservation in California to be for terms of up to 99 years. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to extend the terms of specified Indian health care demonstration projects at the Oklahoma City and Tulsa clinics in Oklahoma through FY 2002. Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for such projects through FY 2002. Amends the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept additional Oregon lands in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians for a reservation. Includes certain counties in Oregon in the service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal assistance programs. Authorizes the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota to convey to a buyer, without further U.S. approval, all Community interest in specified real property in Redwood County, Minnesota. Amends the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept title to 2,000 acres (and permits the Secretary to accept title to additional acres) of real property located in the Umpqua River watershed upstream from Scottsburg, Oregon, or the northern slope of the Rogue River watershed upstream from Agness, Oregon, if transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe and to place such land in trust for the Tribe. Incorporates such land into the Tribe's reservation. Amends the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act to extend until December 31, 2000, the date by which two partial final decrees concerning water rights must be entered in order to prevent the termination of the Jicarilla Apache Water Resources Development Trust Fund. Approves a water rights stipulation and settlement agreement betwe… | 2025-04-07T15:33:27Z | |
| 105-s-2097 | 105 | s | 2097 | Indian Tribal Conflict Resolution and Tort Claims and Risk Management Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-05-20 | 1998-10-01 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Intergovernmental Agreements Title II: Tort Liability Insurance Indian Tribal Conflict Resolution and Tort Claims and Risk Management Act of 1998 - Title I: Intergovernmental Agreements - Grants U.S. consent for States, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations to enter into compacts and agreements under this title, including those relating to the collection and payment of certain retail taxes. Requires copies of such compacts or agreements to be filed with the Secretary of the Interior within 30 days. Sets forth compact or agreement limitations and provisions concerning revocation and revision or renewal. (Sec. 102) Requires good faith negotiations with regard to a claim, with the objective of achieving an intergovernmental agreement or compact. Directs the Secretary to cause to occur and facilitate such negotiations. Provides for: (1) selection of a mediator; (2) negotiation procedures; (3) the exchange of appropriate records and documentation; (4) negotiation termination after one year, unless an extension is mutually agreed upon by the parties; and (5) a negotiated settlement as the final resolution of the claim. (Sec. 103) Authorizes the Secretary, if negotiations fail to result in a settlement, to refer the State and Indian tribe involved to the Intergovernmental Alternative Dispute Panel, which shall consult with the Federal Mediation Conciliation Service. Outlines Service duties with respect to assistance to the Panel for its dispute resolution. (Sec. 104) Provides judicial enforcement of intergovernmental agreements under this title. (Sec. 105) Directs the Secretary to establish the Tribal-Federal-State Commission to advise the Secretary on issues of intergovernmental concern with respect to Indian tribes, States, and the Federal Government, including law enforcement, civil and criminal jurisdiction, taxation, transportation, economy development, and related matters. Requires annual reports from the Commission to the President and specified congressional comm… | 2025-08-21T16:13:36Z | |
| 105-s-2069 | 105 | s | 2069 | A bill to permit the mineral leasing of Indian land located within the Fort Berthold Indian reservation in any case in which there is consent from a majority interest in the parcel of land under consideration for lease. | Native Americans | 1998-05-12 | 1998-07-07 | Became Public Law No: 105-188. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to approve any mineral lease or agreement that affects individually owned Indian land located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota (individually owned Indian land) if: (1) the owners of a majority of the undivided interest in the Indian land that is the subject of the lease or agreement consent; and (2) the Secretary determines that approving the lease or agreement is in the best interest of the land's Indian owners. Makes an approved lease or agreement binding on all owners of interest in the land to the same extent as if all had consented to the lease or agreement. Provides for the distribution of proceeds to all owners of the land subject to the lease or agreement in accordance with the interest owned by each owner. Authorizes the Secretary to execute a mineral lease or agreement that affects individually owned Indian land on behalf of an Indian owner if: (1) the owner is deceased and the heirs to the interest have not been determined; or (2) the heirs have been determined but one or more of the heirs cannot be located. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-3797 | 105 | hr | 3797 | Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-05-05 | 1998-09-09 | Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-696. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon transfer of title from the Wyandotte Indian Tribe to the Secretary of a single parcel of contiguous land located within Wyandotte County, Kansas, purchased by the Tribe, to take such land into trust for gaming purposes for the benefit of the Tribe. Provides that the transaction and taking into trust of land by the Secretary shall be in settlement of any and all land claims the Wyandotte Tribe may have arising out of the Federal Government's taking of the Tribe's right of exclusive use land located within Wyandotte County, Kansas. | 2025-04-07T15:33:01Z | |
| 105-hr-3782 | 105 | hr | 3782 | Tribal Trust Fund Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-04-30 | 1998-07-22 | Joint Hearings Held by the Committee on Resources and by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 5 | Tribal Trust Fund Settlement Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the balances of tribal trust fund accounts to compensate for known errors in management and accounting. Describes procedures for netting such errors in determining the amount of adjustments. Includes interest from the date of the error to the date of adjustment in such adjustments. Makes a tribe's acceptance of compensation without prejudice to any claims the tribe may elect to settle or raise under this Act. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to provide each tribe with two proposals for the comprehensive settlement of the tribe's covered claims. Defines "covered claims" as claims against the United States for losses resulting from deficiencies in the management and accounting of trust funds from July 1, 1972, through September 30, 1992, or the date of settlement, as selected by each tribe. Requires settlement proposals to reflect the likelihood that a tribe's account balance is understated as a result of such deficiencies and other factors appropriate in providing incentives to tribes to accept such proposals. (Sec. 7) Sets forth tribe options for responding to settlement proposals and a deadline for acceptance. (Sec. 8) Authorizes tribes that reject, or fail to respond to, settlement proposals to request the Secretary to enter into government-to-government negotiations to settle covered claims. Makes such negotiations nonbinding and requires facilitation by a mediator selected by the tribe from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Sets forth negotiation procedures and limitations. Provides for adjustment of account balances pursuant to accepted settlements. Declares that an accepted settlement constitutes a final resolution of covered claims and full discharge and release of the United States from liability. (Sec. 9) Grants the U.S. Court of Federal Claims: (1) exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate covered claims not otherwise settled for the period July 1, 1972, through September 30, 1992; and (2) jurisdicti… | 2025-08-21T16:12:08Z | |
| 105-s-2010 | 105 | s | 2010 | Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-04-30 | 1998-10-01 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-843. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Task Force on Regulatory Reform and Business Development Title II: Native American Business Development Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 1998 - Title I: Task Force on Regulatory Reform and Business Development - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish a task force on regulatory reform and business development in Indian country. (Sec. 102) Requires the task force to review laws relating to activities on Indian lands and report findings and proposed revisions to regulations and laws relating to such activities to specified congressional committees and the governing bodies of Indian tribes. Title II: Native American Business Development - Establishes the Office of Native American Business Development within the Department of Commerce, to be headed by a Director of Native American Business Development. Provides for: (1) financial and technical assistance and administrative services for business development and legal and regulatory compliance to Indian tribes, organizations, and businesses (eligible entities); and (2) other assistance to enhance the economies of Indian tribes. Bars assistance for activities related to gaming activities on Indian lands. (Sec. 202) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to carry out a Native American export and trade promotion program. Provides for technical assistance and administrative services to eligible entities for: (1) identifying and entering appropriate markets for Indian goods and services; (2) complying with foreign or domestic laws and practices with respect to financial institutions with respect to exports and imports of such goods and services; and (3) entering into financial arrangements to provide for such exporting and importing. (Sec. 203) Requires the Secretary, acting through the Director, to conduct a Native American tourism program to facilitate tourism demonstration projects by Indian tribes on a tribal, intertribal, or regional basis. Authorizes gr… | 2025-08-21T16:12:49Z | |
| 105-s-2001 | 105 | s | 2001 | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-04-29 | 1998-04-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 4 | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make permanent the demonstration program under which Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native health organizations that contract or compact for the operation of a hospital or clinic of the Indian Health Service may directly bill for, and receive payment for, health care services provided by such hospital or clinic for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid or from any other third party payor. Requires participating hospitals and clinics to submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services quarterly reports on the program during the first two years of participation and annual reports thereafter. Provides for: (1) application to the Secretary by an Indian tribe, tribal organization, or Alaska Native health organization for participation of a Service facility in the program (the demonstration program was limited to four facilities); (2) the ongoing examination and implementation of necessary administrative changes to facilitate direct billing and reimbursement under the program; and (3) withdrawal from participation in the program. | 2025-08-21T16:12:19Z | |
| 105-s-1905 | 105 | s | 1905 | Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act | Native Americans | 1998-04-02 | 1998-10-02 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 687. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the consolidated account for tribal trust funds a dual cash account to be known as the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Recovery Account. Establishes a schedule under which the Secretary shall deposit to the credit of the account specified amounts into the fund from the receipts of the power program of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program. Provides for interest payments from the account, upon the Tribe's request, for the Tribe's use in promoting economic and infrastructure development and educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives. Authorizes the Tribe to enter into an agreement under which future account interest is pledged as security for a loan or other financial transaction. Permits such agreement only in connection with the purchase of land or other capital assets and limits the pledge for any year under the agreement to 40 percent of interest income. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-1925 | 105 | s | 1925 | A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1998-04-02 | 1998-06-24 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 1 | Amends Federal law to authorize leases granted on lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and on the Cabazon Indian Reservation in California to be for terms of up to 99 years. Makes technical amendments to specified laws relating to Native Americans. Exempts from Federal and State taxation funds distributed pursuant to the judgment in Jesse Short et al. v. United States or any other judgment of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in favor of individual Indians and provides that such funds shall not be considered as resources for purposes of reducing benefits under the Social Security Act or, except for per capita shares exceeding $2,000, any Federal program. Authorizes any funds provided to the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska for any of FY 1992 through 1998 pursuant to a self-determination contract to carry out Indian Health Service programs to be used by the Tribe to purchase or build health service facilities. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to extend the terms of specified Indian health care demonstration projects at the Oklahoma City and Tulsa clinics in Oklahoma through FY 2002. Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for such projects through FY 2002. Amends the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept additional Oregon lands in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians for a reservation. Includes certain counties in Oregon in the service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal assistance programs. Amends the Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act to exempt all funds distributed under such Act from Federal or State income taxes. Amends the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act to approve a specified transfer of water rights between the Jicarilla Apache Tribe and other parties. Amends the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988 to revise con… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-3658 | 105 | hr | 3658 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-04-01 | 1998-09-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | H000605 | 0 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 - Approves and ratifies the Water Rights Compact entered into on April 14, 1997, by the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation and the State of Montana, as modified by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute and implement the Compact. Requires the United States, the Tribe, or the State of Montana to petition the Montana Water Court to enter and approve the proposed decree agreed to by such parties. Voids the Compact if approval by the appropriate court does not become final within three years following the filing of the decree or the decree is approved but subsequently set aside. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the three-year deadline on agreement with the State and the Tribe. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to administer and enforce the Tribal Water Right until the approval of a tribal water code. Satisfies any entitlement to Federal Indian reserved water of any tribal member solely from the water secured to the Tribe by the Compact. Authorizes the Tribe, subject to the Secretary's approval and Compact conditions, to enter into a service contract or other agreement providing for the temporary delivery, use, or transfer of water rights confirmed to the Tribe in the Compact. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) perform a municipal, rural, and industrial (MR&I) feasibility study of water and related resources in North Central Montana to evaluate alternatives for an MR&I supply for the Reservation; and (2) conduct a regional feasibility study to evaluate such water and resources to determine limitations and how resources can best be managed to serve the needs of Montana's citizens. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to allocate a specified amount of stored water to the Tribe without cost. Grants the Tribe the right to devote the water to any use within or outside the Reservation. (Sec. 9) Authorizes and directs the Secretary, through the Bure… | 2025-08-21T16:12:19Z | |
| 105-s-1899 | 105 | s | 1899 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-04-01 | 1998-09-16 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Incorporated the text of this bill into the amendment in the nature of a substitute to S. 1771 ordered favorably reported. | Senate | Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] | MT | D | B000243 | 1 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 - Approves and ratifies the Water Rights Compact entered into on April 14, 1997, by the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation and the State of Montana, as modified by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute and implement the Compact. Requires the United States, the Tribe, or the State of Montana to petition the Montana Water Court to enter and approve the proposed decree agreed to by such parties. Voids the Compact if approval by the appropriate court does not become final within three years following the filing of the decree or the decree is approved but subsequently set aside. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the three-year deadline on agreement with the State and the Tribe. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to administer and enforce the Tribal Water Right until the approval of a tribal water code. Satisfies any entitlement to Federal Indian reserved water of any tribal member solely from the water secured to the Tribe by the Compact. Authorizes the Tribe, subject to the Secretary's approval and Compact conditions, to enter into a service contract or other agreement providing for the temporary delivery, use, or transfer of water rights confirmed to the Tribe in the Compact. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) perform a municipal, rural, and industrial (MR&I) feasibility study of water and related resources in North Central Montana to evaluate alternatives for an MR&I supply for the Reservation; and (2) conduct a regional feasibility study to evaluate such water and resources to determine limitations and how resources can best be managed to serve the needs of Montana's citizens. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to allocate a specified amount of stored water to the Tribe without cost. Grants the Tribe the right to devote the water to any use within or outside the Reservation. (Sec. 9) Authorizes and directs the Secretary, through the Bure… | 2025-08-21T16:14:41Z | |
| 105-s-1870 | 105 | s | 1870 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-03-26 | 1998-05-12 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 0 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act of 1998 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Revises definitions. Redesignates the National Indian Gaming Commission as the National Indian Gaming Regulatory Commission. Revises and expands Commission powers. Directs the Commission to advise the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the establishment of minimum Federal standards for background investigations, internal control systems, and licensing. Requires the Secretary, in accordance with specified negotiated rulemaking procedures, to promulgate such standards. Grants the Commission investigatory authority. Sets forth the regulatory framework for class II and III gaming. Sets forth requirements for: (1) conduct of class I, II, and III gaming on Indian lands; and (2) contract review. Authorizes class III gaming on Indian lands only in accordance with an approved compact between the State and Indian tribe concerned. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a compact if the compact requires State regulation of Indian gaming absent State or Indian tribe consent. Sets forth civil penalty and judicial review provisions. Revises the existing gaming fee structure and raises the ceiling on the maximum amount of fees that may be imposed per fiscal year. Establishes the Indian Gaming Trust Fund, to consist of fees collected from class II and III gaming activities and to be used to fund Commission activities. Changes, from after October 17, 1988, to after this Act's enactment date, the effective date of certain prohibitions on gaming on lands acquired by the Secretary in trust for an Indian tribe. Retains certain exceptions to such prohibitions for the St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin and the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida. Authorizes an exception in cases where the use of such lands for gaming purposes is provided for in an approved tribal-State compact. Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to prohibit former Federal employees from acting as agents or attorneys for clients in connection … | 2025-08-21T16:12:03Z | |
| 105-s-1797 | 105 | s | 1797 | Reduction in Tobacco Use and Regulation of Tobacco Products in Indian Country Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-03-19 | 1998-04-01 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 0 | Reduction in Tobacco Use and Regulation of Tobacco Products in Indian Country Act of 1998 - Makes the provisions of any Act enacted to effect the national tobacco settlement agreement of June 20, 1997, applicable to the manufacture, distribution, or sale of tobacco or tobacco products within the boundaries of Indian reservations or on lands within the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe or organization, with exceptions for religious or traditional uses. Makes Indian tribes or organizations that engage in the manufacture of tobacco products subject to liability for any fee payments levied on other manufacturers for purposes of any tobacco trust fund. Subjects tribes or organizations that do not pay to surcharges applicable to nonparticipating manufacturers under Acts effecting the settlement. Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promulgate regulations to waive requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA) with respect to tobacco products manufactured, distributed, or sold on Indian reservations or lands, as appropriate to comply with this Act. Provides that responsibility for enforcing such regulations with respect to tobacco-related activities that take place on Indian reservations or lands shall vest in: (1) the Indian tribe or organization involved; (2) the State within which the lands of the tribe or organization are located pursuant to a voluntary cooperative agreement; or (3) the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide assistance to Indian tribes or organizations for meeting and enforcing requirements under such regulations, subject to eligibility requirements; and (2) implement and enforce such regulations on behalf of tribes or organizations that are unwilling or unqualified to do so. Applies requirements of the FDCA or any Act effecting the settlement with respect to licensing of tobacco retailers to retailers on Indian reservations or lands. Directs the Secretary to: (1) promulgate regulations to authorize Indian tribes or organizations to implement tobacco … | 2025-08-21T16:11:32Z | |
| 105-hr-3478 | 105 | hr | 3478 | Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-03-17 | 1998-07-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] | CO | R | M000477 | 5 | Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of the Interior to provide: (1) for construction of a reservoir with a storage capacity of 260,000 acres-feet, a pumping plant, and a reservoir inlet conduit as components of the Animas-La Plata Project (Project), Colorado and New Mexico; and (2) through the use of such components, specified municipal and industrial water allocations to the San Juan Water Commission, Animas-La Plata Conservancy District (Conservancy District), Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes, and Navajo Nation. Provides that construction costs allocable to the Navajo Nation and to each tribe's water allocation from the Project shall be nonreimbursable. Requires nontribal water capital repayment obligations for the Project to be satisfied upon the payment of specified amounts by the Commission, Conservancy District, and the State of Colorado. Provides that costs of Project components attributed to and required for recreation, environmental compliance, protection of cultural resources, or fish and wildlife mitigation and enhancement shall be nonreimbursable. Sets forth provisions regarding the repayment of Project costs. Requires the Secretary, at the request of the Conservancy District or the La Plata Conservancy District of New Mexico, to provide specified water allocations to such parties. Requires the Secretary, upon request of the State Engineer of New Mexico, to transfer to the New Mexico Project beneficiaries or the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission any portion of Department of the Interior interests in water rights under a specified permit in order to fulfill the New Mexico purposes of the Project. Considers a specified supplement to an environmental impact statement and a biological opinion for the Project to be adequate for purposes of requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with r… | 2025-08-21T16:13:50Z | |
| 105-s-1770 | 105 | s | 1770 | An Act to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1998-03-17 | 1998-09-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 3 | Establishes within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Health to: (1) facilitate advocacy for the development of appropriate Indian health policy; and (2) promote consultation on matters related to Indian health. Requires such Assistant Secretary to perform the functions currently performed by the Director of the Indian Health Service, as well as certain additional HHS advisory and coordinating services in Indian health matters. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-1771 | 105 | s | 1771 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-03-17 | 1998-10-09 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 1 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 - Approves and ratifies the Water Rights Compact entered into on April 14, 1997, by the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation and the State of Montana, as modified by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute and implement the Compact. Requires the United States, the Tribe, or the State of Montana to petition the Montana Water Court to enter and approve the decree agreed to by such parties. Voids the Compact if approval by the appropriate court does not become final within three years after the filing of the decree or the decree is approved but subsequently set aside. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to administer and enforce the Tribal Water Right until the approval of a tribal water code. Satisfies any entitlement to Federal Indian reserved water of any tribal member solely from the water secured to the Tribe by the Compact. Authorizes the Tribe, subject to the Secretary's approval and Compact conditions, to enter into a service contract or other agreement providing for the temporary delivery, use, or transfer of water rights confirmed to the Tribe in the Compact. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) perform a municipal, rural, and industrial, domestic, and incidental drought relief feasibility study of water and related resources in North Central Montana to evaluate alternatives for a amunicipal, rural, and industrial supply for the Reservation; and (2) conduct a regional feasibility study to evaluate such water and resources to determine limitations and how resources can best be managed to serve the needs of Montana's citizens. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to allocate a specified amount of stored water to the Tribe without cost. Grants the Tribe the right to devote the water to any use within or outside the Reservation. (Sec. 9) Authorizes and directs the Secretary, through the Bureau, to plan, design, and construct specified water dev… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-1691 | 105 | s | 1691 | American Indian Equal Justice Act | Native Americans | 1998-02-27 | 1998-05-20 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held. | Senate | Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA] | WA | R | G000333 | 0 | American Indian Equal Justice Act - Amends Federal law concerning the jurisdiction of U.S. district courts to make it a requirement that an Indian tribe, tribal corporation, or member of an Indian tribe collect and remit to a State any excise, use, or sales tax imposed by the State on nonmembers of the Indian tribe as a consequence of the purchase of goods or services by nonmembers from the Indian tribe, tribal corporation, or member. Permits a State to bring an action in a U.S. district court to enforce the requirement. Grants U.S. district courts: (1) original jurisdiction in any civil action or claim against an Indian tribe, in matters arising under the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States; (2) jurisdiction of any civil action or claim against an Indian tribe for liquidated or unliquidated damages for cases not sounding in tort that involve any contract made by the governing body of the Indian tribe or on behalf of an Indian tribe; and (3) subject to Indian tribe tort claims procedure provisions under this Act, jurisdiction of civil actions in claims against an Indian tribe for money damages, accruing on or after the enactment of this Act for loss of property, personal injury, or death caused by the negligent or wrongful act or omission of an Indian tribe under circumstances in which the Indian tribe, if it were a private individual or corporation, would be liable to the claimant in accordance with the law of the State where the act or omission occurred. Sets forth Indian tort claims procedure provisions. Excepts any case relating to a controversy about membership in an Indian tribe. Grants consent to institute a civil cause of action against an Indian tribe in a State court on a claim arising within the State, including a claim arising on an Indian reservation or Indian country, in any case in which the cause of action: (1) arises under Federal or State law; and (2) relates to tort claims or claims not sounding in tort that involve any contract made by the governing body of an Indian tribe… | 2025-08-21T16:13:51Z | |
| 105-s-1670 | 105 | s | 1670 | A bill to amend the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for selection of lands by certain veterans of the Vietnam era. | Native Americans | 1998-02-24 | 1998-04-21 | Committee on Energy and Natural Resources requested executive comment from Department of Agriculture, Department of the Interior, and Office of Management and Budget. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain Native Alaskans who are Vietnam veterans eligible, for up to one year after the enactment of this Act, for up to 160 acres apiece of nonmineral Alaskan, Federal land. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-3218 | 105 | hr | 3218 | To repeal a provision of the Indian Self-Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1998-02-12 | 1998-02-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 12 | Amends the Indian Self-Determination Act to prohibit the exemption of certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | 2025-01-02T17:49:18Z | |
| 105-hr-3219 | 105 | hr | 3219 | To repeal a provision of the Indian Self-Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1998-02-12 | 1998-02-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 1 | Amends the Indian Self-Determination Act to prohibit the exemption of certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | 2025-01-02T17:49:19Z | |
| 105-hr-3235 | 105 | hr | 3235 | To authorize the Navajo Indian irrigation project to use power allocated to it from the Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses. | Native Americans | 1998-02-12 | 1998-02-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] | NM | R | R000567 | 1 | Authorizes the Navajo Indian irrigation project to use its allocation of 87 megawatts of power from the Colorado River storage project for water delivery, on-farm production, and related agricultural purposes. | 2025-01-02T17:49:26Z | |
| 105-s-1662 | 105 | s | 1662 | A bill to authorize the Navajo Indian irrigation project to use power allocated to it from the Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses. | Native Americans | 1998-02-12 | 1998-02-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] | NM | D | B000468 | 1 | Authorizes the Navajo Indian irrigation project to use its allocation of 87 megawatts of power from the Colorado River storage project for water delivery, on-farm production, and related agricultural purposes. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-3094 | 105 | hr | 3094 | To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from promulgating certain regulations relating to Indian gaming activities. | Native Americans | 1998-01-27 | 1998-01-29 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 3 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from promulgating certain regulations relating to Indian gaming activities. | 2025-01-02T17:49:19Z | |
| 105-s-1572 | 105 | s | 1572 | A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from promulgating certain regulations relating to Indian gaming activities. | Native Americans | 1998-01-27 | 1998-01-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV] | NV | D | B000993 | 7 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from promulgating certain regulations relating to Indian gaming activities. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-3055 | 105 | hr | 3055 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Act | Native Americans | 1997-11-13 | 1998-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 105-313. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 4 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Act - Terminates a Special Use Permit, issued by the Secretary of the Interior to the Miccosukee Indian Tribe on February 1, 1973, authorizing such Tribe's use of a specified area of the northern portion of Everglades National Park, Florida. Expands the area covered by the former Permit, to be known as the Miccosukee Reserved Area (MRA). Directs the Tribe to govern its own affairs within the MRA as though it were a Federal Indian reservation. Gives the Tribe exclusive use and occupancy over the MRA in perpetuity. Confers Indian Country status on the MRA, with exclusive Federal jurisdiction. Directs the Tribe to prevent and abate any significant: (1) water quality, quantity, or distribution degradation; (2) propagation of exotic plants or animals outside the MRA; (3) hindrance to public access to Park areas outside the MRA; and (4) cumulative adverse environmental impact on the Park outside the MRA resulting from development or other activities within the MRA. Requires the Tribe to: (1) develop, publish, and implement procedures assuring adequate public notice and opportunity to comment on major tribal actions within the MRA that may have a significant cumulative adverse impact on the Everglades ecosystem; and (2) adopt and comply with water quality standards within the MRA that are at least as protective as those for the Park areas approved under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Restricts buildings within the MRA to 45 feet or two stories in height, with exceptions for: (1) a structure within the Miccosukee Government Center; and (2) certain public service structures. Authorizes the waiver of such restriction by the Secretary when appropriate. Provides other limitations, including gaming and aviation, within the MRA. Directs the Secretary and the tribal chairman to reach required agreements under this Act, authorizing the use of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Provides general authorities, including easements and access rights to Federal agents to moni… | 2025-04-07T15:34:15Z | |
| 105-hr-3069 | 105 | hr | 3069 | Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-11-13 | 1998-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 105-294. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 0 | Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension Act of 1998 - Amends the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy to: (1) work with the Congress, the Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services, and the California Indian tribes to implement the proposals and recommendations contained in the Council's report to the Congress; and (2) submit annual progress reports on such implementation to specified congressional committees. Extends the Council through March 31, 2000. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-2934 | 105 | hr | 2934 | To repeal the Bennett Freeze thus ending a gross treaty violation with the Navajo Nation and allowing the Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-11-08 | 1997-11-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | H000413 | 4 | Amends Federal law to repeal the requirement regarding the freeze on the development of lands in litigation under the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act of 1974. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 105-hr-2893 | 105 | hr | 2893 | To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for appropriate study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable. | Native Americans | 1997-11-07 | 1998-06-10 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 0 | Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to repeal a provision regarding the granting of ownership or control of Native American cultural items which are excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990, and for which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable. Directs that such items: (1) be reasonably recorded according to generally accepted scientific standards; (2) remain under the control of the agency having primary management authority for the land on which the item was excavated or discovered until 90 days after the publication in the Federal Register of a notice setting out a general description of the item, its estimated age, and the general area of discovery; and (3) be subject to the following study provisions. Revises study and recording provisions to provide that, in cases of human remains and associated funerary objects for which no lineal descendants have been identified and in cases of other cultural items, if the cultural affiliation of a cultural item has: (1) not been established, studies may be conducted in an attempt to establish such an affiliation or to obtain scientific, historical, or cultural information; and (2) been established with an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, studies of such item may be conducted if needed for the completion of a specific study, the outcome of which is reasonably expected to provide significant new information concerning the history or prehistory of the United States. Requires the Federal agency or museum with custody of the cultural item to: (1) return an item to the affiliated tribe or organization, upon request, within 90 days after the study is completed; and (2) provide a report of the results to such tribe or organization within 180 days after the study is completed. Provides that if a study of a specified cultural item is requested, the Federal agency or museum with custody of such item must make such item reasonably available for such study unless the Secretary determines th… | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-hr-2924 | 105 | hr | 2924 | To amend the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for selection of lands by certain veterans of the Vietnam era and by the Elim Native Corporation. | Native Americans | 1997-11-07 | 1998-02-25 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to make certain Native Alaskans who are Vietnam veterans eligible, for up to one year after the enactment of this Act, for up to 160 acres apiece of nonmineral Alaskan land. Withdraws certain Alaska lands from disposition under the public land laws, entry or appropriation under the mining laws, and the operation of U.S. mineral leasing, subject to valid existing rights, for a one-year period, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes: (1) such Corporation to select 50,000 acres of such lands to satisfy its land entitlements under ANCSA; (2) the Secretary of the Interior to receive, adjudicate, and convey such lands to the Corporation, subject to valid existing rights and an easement reserved to the United States for the benefit of the public; and (3) the Secretary to withdraw, and the Corporation to select, certain additional adjacent lands withdrawn to fulfill the Corporation's land entitlements equal to the total acreage of the Norton Bay Reservation as withdrawn by executive order. Constitutes the Corporation's selection of such lands as full satisfaction of all Corporation claims under ANCSA and the extinguishment of the Norton Bay Reservation. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-s-1419 | 105 | s | 1419 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Act | Native Americans | 1997-11-07 | 1998-10-02 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 685. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 0 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Act - Terminates a Special Use Permit, issued by the Secretary of the Interior to the Miccosukee Indian Tribe on February 1, 1973, authorizing such Tribe's use of a specified area of the northern portion of Everglades National Park, Florida. Expands the area covered by the former Permit, to be known as the Miccosukee Reserved Area (MRA). Directs the Tribe to govern its own affairs within the MRA as though it were a Federal Indian reservation. Gives the Tribe exclusive use and occupancy over the MRA in perpetuity. Confers Indian Country status on the MRA, with exclusive Federal jurisdiction. Directs the Tribe to prevent and abate any significant: (1) water quality, quantity, or distribution degradation; (2) propagation of exotic plants or animals outside the MRA; (3) hindrance to public access to Park areas outside the MRA; and (4) cumulative adverse environmental impact on the Park outside the MRA resulting from development or other activities within the MRA. Requires the Tribe to: (1) develop, publish, and implement procedures assuring adequate public notice and opportunity to comment on major tribal actions within the MRA that may have a significant cumulative adverse impact on the Everglades ecosystem; and (2) adopt and comply with water quality standards within the MRA that are at least as protective as those for the Park areas approved under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Restricts buildings within the MRA to 45 feet or two stories in height, with exceptions for: (1) a structure within the Miccosukee Government Center; or (2) certain public service structures. Authorizes the waiver of such restriction by the Secretary when appropriate. Provides other limitations, including gaming and aviation, within the MRA. Directs the Secretary and the tribal chairman to reach required agreements under this Act, authorizing the use of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service otherwise. Provides general authorities, including easements and access rights to Federal agents to… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-2822 | 105 | hr | 2822 | Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Act | Native Americans | 1997-11-05 | 1998-10-07 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-11] | MI | R | K000288 | 1 | Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Indians as a distinct Indian tribe. Provides for the Tribe's tribal lands to be taken by the Secretary of Interior in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct by secret ballot an election to adopt a constitution and bylaws for the Tribe. | 2025-08-21T16:11:24Z | |
| 105-hr-2812 | 105 | hr | 2812 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition Act | Native Americans | 1997-11-04 | 1998-09-15 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to permit the Native villages of: (1) Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell, Alaska to organize as an Urban Corporation; and (2) Tenakee, Alaska to organize as a Group Corporation. Mandates a specified report. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as are necessary to provide the Native Corporations with planning grants. | 2025-04-07T15:31:40Z | |
| 105-s-1329 | 105 | s | 1329 | Indian Trust Lands Reform Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-10-29 | 1997-10-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 1 | Indian Trust Lands Reform Act of 1997 - Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking any lands outside an Indian reservation in trust on behalf of an economically self-sufficient tribe if such lands are to be used for gaming or commercial purposes. | 2025-08-21T16:11:49Z | |
| 105-s-1338 | 105 | s | 1338 | A bill to authorize the expenditure of certain health care funds by the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska. | Native Americans | 1997-10-29 | 1997-10-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] | NE | D | K000146 | 0 | Authorizes the expenditure of certain health care funds by the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska to purchase or build facilities for the health services programs of the Tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-2742 | 105 | hr | 2742 | California Indian Land Transfer Act | Native Americans | 1997-10-24 | 1998-10-06 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | California Indian Land Transfer Act - Transfers all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified lands, including improvements and appurtenances, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the following California Indian tribes: (1) the Pit River Tribe; (2) the Fort Independence and Fort Bidwell Communities of Paiute Indians; (3) the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians; and (4) the Cuyapaipe, Manzanita, Morongo, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians. Makes available for use by the tribes any rents and royalties from such lands accruing to the United States after enactment of this Act. Terminates grazing preferences on the lands two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. | 2025-04-07T15:32:52Z | |
| 105-hr-2743 | 105 | hr | 2743 | Indian Land Consolidation Amendment Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-10-24 | 1998-07-29 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Indian Land Consolidation Amendment Act of 1997 - Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act to revise certain Indian land consolidation provisions. Sets forth provisions concerning, among other things: (1) the acquisition of fractional interests in trust or restricted lands; (2) the administration of acquired fractional interests and the disposition of the proceeds from leases, resource sale contracts, rights-of-way, or other transactions affecting such interests in trust or restricted lands; (3) the development of a reservation-wide system for establishing the fair market value of various types of lands and improvements of interests in trust or restricted lands; (4) an Acquisition Fund; (5) the determination of tribal jurisdiction with respect to a parcel of land within an Indian reservation; (6) specified annual reports by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to the Congress; (7) approval by the Secretary of leases, rights-of-way, and sales of natural resources, or other transactions affecting individually owned trust or restricted lands that require approval by the Secretary; and (8) real estate transactions involving interests in nontrust lands. | 2025-08-21T16:12:01Z | |
| 105-hr-2663 | 105 | hr | 2663 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-10-09 | 1997-10-31 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9845-9846) | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 - Makes amendments to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), including: (1) setting a time limitation on the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive plan requirements under certain conditions; (2) setting forth a requirement for assistance to Indian families that are not low-income and eliminating separate Indian housing plan requirements for small Indian tribes; (3) expanding the authority of the Secretary to review Indian housing plans; (4) revising requirements regarding tenant selection to require the inclusion of homebuyer selection policies and criteria; (5) revising provisions regarding review and audit by the Secretary; (6) prescribing an adjustment to the allocation formula if any housing authority received no modernization funding and partial or no operating assistance during FY 1996; (7) excepting from the hearing requirement certain actions by the Secretary affecting grant amounts if the Secretary makes a determination that the failure of a recipient of assistance to comply substantially with any material provision of the Act is resulting, and would continue to result, in an unauthorized expenditure of Federal funds; (8) revising requirements regarding noncompliance by recipients because of technical incapacity to permit the provision of technical assistance to a recipient only under specified conditions, including that the recipient enter into a certain performance agreement; (9) requiring that Indian housing plans, policies, waiting lists, and annual reports be made available publicly; (10) replacing a tribally designated housing entity due to noncompliance; (11) repealing certification of compliance with subsidy layering requirements; and (12) revising tax exemption provisions. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act … | 2025-08-21T16:14:24Z | |
| 105-s-1279 | 105 | s | 1279 | Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-10-09 | 1998-10-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 1 | Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to: (1) revise requirements regarding affected programs to include programs for securing employment, retaining employment, or creating employment and other programs relating to the world of work and permits such programs to include, at the option of a tribe, the general assistance program established under the Snyder Act and the Johnson-O' Malley Program established under the Johnson-O'Malley Act, if a tribe's plan includes educational services that familiarize elementary and secondary schools students with the world of work; (2) require the Secretary of the Interior to reconsider disapproval of any statutory waiver requested by a tribe; (3) authorize the use of a percentage of funds made available under the Act for the creation of employment opportunities; and (4) transfer Federal responsibility for demonstration programs under the Act from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) of the Department of the Interior and provide for the transfer of personnel and resources from BIA to OSG. Permits a regional consortium of Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations to carry out a project under a plan that meets the Act's requirements through a resolution adopted by the governing body of that consortium or corporation. Provides that such authorization shall not prohibit such a village or corporation from withdrawing from participation in any portion of a program. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-1280 | 105 | s | 1280 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-10-09 | 1997-10-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 0 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 - Makes amendments to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), including: (1) setting forth a requirement for assistance to Indian families that are not low-income; (2) eliminating separate Indian housing plan requirements for small Indian tribes; (3) expanding the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to review Indian housing plans; (4) revising provisions regarding review and audit by the Secretary; (5) prescribing an allocation formula with respect to certain Indian tribes; (6) excepting from the hearing requirement certain actions by the Secretary affecting grant amounts if the Secretary makes a determination that the failure of a recipient of assistance to comply substantially with any material provision of the Act is resulting, and would continue to result, in a continuing unauthorized expenditure of Federal funds; and (7) revising requirements regarding noncompliance by recipients because of technical incapacity to permit the provision of technical assistance if the recipient enters into a performance agreement with the Secretary (limits the period of such an agreement to one year). (Sec. 10) Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat block grants and guarantees provided under the HOME Investment Partnerships Act or NAHASDA not as Federal subsidies, under specified circumstances, for the purposes of determining eligibility for the low-income housing credit. (Sec. 11) Amends NAHASDA to repeal the requirement regarding the certification of compliance with subsidy layering requirements with respect to housing assisted with grant amounts provided under the Act. | 2025-08-21T16:11:50Z | |
| 105-s-1281 | 105 | s | 1281 | Indian Employment and Training Improvement Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-10-09 | 1997-10-09 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK] | AK | R | M001085 | 1 | Indian Employment and Training Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to, among other things: (1) allow Indian tribal governments to use a specified percentage of the funds made available under the Act for the creation of employment opportunities, including providing private sector training placement; (2) transfer lead agency responsibility for demonstration projects from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Office of Self-Governance of the Department of the Interior; and (3) revise the requirement regarding the assignment of Federal personnel to State Indian economic development programs to provide for Federal personnel assignments to Indian tribes with such programs. Sets forth requirements concerning: (1) Indian tribal government consolidated advisory committees; and (2) Alaska regional consortia. | 2025-08-21T16:15:03Z | |
| 105-hr-2419 | 105 | hr | 2419 | To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe. | Native Americans | 1997-09-05 | 1997-09-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] | TX | D | R000170 | 0 | Amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for a descendant's membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe. | 2025-04-07T14:47:02Z | |
| 105-s-1095 | 105 | s | 1095 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-07-31 | 1997-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] | KS | R | R000307 | 5 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 - Provides that certain civil service laws relating to personnel management shall not apply to applicants for employment with, employees of, or positions in or under the Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Directs the president of each of the respective institutions to prescribe by regulation alternative personnel management provisions. Disallows covering current employees except pursuant to a voluntary election. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to delegate to the president of each of the respective institutions procurement authority with respect to the conduct of the administrative functions of the university. Authorizes as appropriations to each of the respective institutions for FY 1998, and for each fiscal year thereafter: (1) the amount of funds made available by appropriations as operations funding for the administration of such institution for FY 1997; and (2) such additional sums as may be necessary for the operation of such institution pursuant to this Act. | 2025-08-21T16:12:24Z | |
| 105-s-1130 | 105 | s | 1130 | A bill to provide for the assessment of fees by the National Indian Gaming Commission, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-07-31 | 1997-07-31 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 1 | Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to repeal specified funding provisions for the National Indian Gaming Commission. Replaces them with provisions directing the Commission to: (1) require each gaming operation that conducts class II or class III gaming activity that is regulated by the Act to pay to the Commission, on a quarterly basis, a minimum regulatory fee of $250; and (2) establish a schedule of fees to be paid to the Commission that includes fees for each class II and class III gaming activity that is regulated by the Act. Limits: (1) the rate of fees imposed for each class II and class III gaming activity covered under that schedule that is regulated by the Act; and (2) the total amount of fees imposed during any fiscal year under the schedule established. Prohibits aggregate fee amounts collected from exceeding specified limitations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a special fund into which amounts equal to the fees paid shall be deposited to be used to fund the Commission's activities. Revises: (1) Commission budget content requirements; and (2) authorization of appropriations provisions. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-2309 | 105 | hr | 2309 | To permit the leasing of mineral rights, in any case in which the Indian owners of an allotment that is located within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held in trust by the United States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the mineral estate of that allotment. | Native Americans | 1997-07-30 | 1997-08-07 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | P000422 | 0 | Permits the leasing of mineral rights in any case in which the Indian owners of an allotment of land that is located in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held in trust by the United States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the mineral estate of that allotment. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 105-hr-2314 | 105 | hr | 2314 | Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-07-30 | 1998-09-24 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3] | OK | R | W000194 | 0 | Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration Act of 1998 - Provides that members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, Texas, shall be eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to members of federally recognized tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation for such Tribe in such County. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the head of each department and agency, in providing such services, to consult and cooperate with appropriate officials or agencies of the Mexican Government (including through joint funding agreements between U.S. and Mexican agencies) to ensure that such services meet the members' special tricultural needs. Requires the Secretary, upon the Tribe's request, to provide technical assistance to prevent duplication of services for members of any federally recognized tribe in Maverick County. Permits the Secretary to accept certain land in Maverick County to be held in trust for such Tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-1079 | 105 | s | 1079 | An Act to permit the mineral leasing of Indian land located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in any case in which there is consent from a majority interest in the parcel of land under consideration for lease. | Native Americans | 1997-07-29 | 1997-11-13 | Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 1 | Permits the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) approve any mineral lease or agreement of allotted Indian land located within the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota if the owners of a majority of the undivided interest in the Indian land that is the subject of the lease or agreement consent to the lease or agreement; and (2) execute a lease or agreement of such land on behalf of an Indian owner if that owner is deceased and the heirs to the interest have not been determined, or the heirs have been determined, but one or more of the heirs cannot be located. Prohibits requiring such leases or agreements to be offered for sale through public auctions or advertised sales. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a pilot project on Federal lands within the Plumas, Lassen, and (the Sierraville Ranger District of) Tahoe National Forests, California, to demonstrate the effectiveness of specified fire resiliency resource management activities recommended by the Quincy Library Group-Community Stability proposal. Exempts spotted owl habitat and protected areas within the project area from such required activities and timber harvesting. Provides for riparian and roadless area protection. Limits: (1) annual project acreage; (2) funding sources; (3) project duration; and (4) report expenditures. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth status and final reporting provisions. Directs the Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization Corporation (established under the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990) to evaluate the advisability of making commercialization assistance loans for at least two demonstration projects to convert wood waste or low-quality wood byproducts into higher value products. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-1077 | 105 | s | 1077 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-07-28 | 1997-10-29 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-318. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 1 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments Act of 1997 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to revise definitions. Establishes (in lieu of the National Indian Gaming Commission) the Federal Indian Gaming Regulatory Commission as an independent U.S. agency. Directs the Commission to establish minimum Federal standards for background investigations, internal control systems, and licensing. Grants the Commission investigatory authority. Sets forth the regulatory framework for class II and III gaming. Directs the President to establish the Advisory Committee on Minimum Regulatory Requirements and Licensing Standards. Sets forth requirements for: (1) licensing; (2) conduct of class I, II, and III gaming on Indian lands; and (3) contract review. Sets forth civil penalty and judicial review provisions. Funds the Commission from authorized appropriations and class II and III gaming fees. Applies specified tax withholding and bank reporting requirements to Indian gaming operations. Requires the Commission to make certain law enforcement information available to State and tribal authorities. | 2025-08-21T16:12:13Z | |
| 105-s-1047 | 105 | s | 1047 | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-07-22 | 1997-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] | FL | R | M000019 | 1 | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, as trustee for the Miccosukee Tribe, to assist in the fulfillment of the settlement agreement concerning the transfer of: (1) certain Miccosukee tribal land to the Florida Department of Transportation; and (2) certain Florida land to the United States to be received and accepted in trust for the use and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe, as Miccosukee Indian Reservation lands. | 2025-08-21T16:14:04Z | |
| 105-hr-2089 | 105 | hr | 2089 | To authorize leases on the Cabazon Indian Reservation for terms not to exceed 99 years. | Native Americans | 1997-06-26 | 1997-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | K000172 | 1 | Authorizes leases of land on the Cabazon Indian Reservation for terms not to exceed 99 years. Applies this Act to any lease entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 1997. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 105-hr-2039 | 105 | hr | 2039 | To take into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma that was known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation and that was formerly part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho lands, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-06-25 | 1997-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | Takes into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma (part of the original Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation) and authorizes the lease of all or part of such land to the Bureau of Prisons in connection with the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklahoma. Sets forth improvements and easement provisions. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 105-s-962 | 105 | s | 962 | Gaming Clarification Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-06-25 | 1997-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] | MO | R | B000611 | 0 | Gaming Clarification Act of 1997 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to state that article III of the Constitution of Missouri which authorizes the State legislature to permit games of chance only upon the Missouri River or the Mississippi River, conducted on excursion gambling boats and floating facilities: (1) is a prohibitory measure; and (2) may not be construed to permit land-based class III gaming. (Sec. 3) Applies current restrictions on lands acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe to any lands acquired by the Secretary in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe when at the time of the taking of those lands into trust, those lands are located outside of the State in which the tribe is located. (Sec. 4) Prohibits lands taken into trust for an Indian tribe after enactment of this Act from being considered Indian lands upon which class II or class III gaming may be conducted, except when: (1) the Indian tribe submits an application to the Secretary containing an explicit declaration of the intent of the Indian tribe to conduct gaming on those lands; and (2) the Secretary approves the declaration contained in the petition. | 2025-08-21T16:11:19Z | |
| 105-hr-1983 | 105 | hr | 1983 | Narragansett Justice Act | Native Americans | 1997-06-19 | 1998-09-09 | Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-692. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | K000113 | 3 | Narragansett Justice Act - Amends the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to treat the settlement lands of the Narragansett Tribe as Indian lands for the purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. | 2025-04-07T15:31:29Z | |
| 105-hr-2000 | 105 | hr | 2000 | ANCSA Land Bank Protection Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-06-19 | 1998-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 105-333. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | ANCSA Land Bank Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) to include lands conveyed to a Native Corporation pursuant to an exchange authorized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) or other applicable law among lands that are exempt, as long as such lands are not developed, leased, or sold to third parties, from adverse possession claims, real property taxes, specified judgments, and involuntary distributions or conveyances related to the involuntary dissolution of a Native Corporation or Settlement Trust. Specifies that lands shall not be considered developed, leased, or sold to a third party as a result of an exchange or conveyance between or among Native Corporations and trusts, partnerships, corporations, or joint ventures (trusts) whose beneficiaries, partners, shareholders, or joint venturers (beneficiaries) are Native Corporations. Makes certain prohibitions regarding actions by a trustee inapplicable to actions by any trustee whose right, title, or interest in land arises pursuant to an agreement between or among Native Corporations and trusts whose beneficiaries are Native Corporations. (Sec. 2) Amends ANILCA to revise the definition of "developed" to: (1) require any purposeful modification of land to be performed by a Native individual or Native Corporation; and (2) prohibit any lands previously developed by third-party trespassers from being considered to have been developed. (Sec. 3) Amends ANCSA to authorize a Native Regional Corporation, upon request, to obtain the retained mineral estate of the Native Allotments that are totally surrounded by ANCSA land selections. Limits a Regional Corporation to a total of not more than 12,000 acres. (Sec. 4) Amends the Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1992 to treat the establishment of the Gold Creek account and conveyance of land, if any, as though 3,520 acres of land had been conveyed to Gold Creek Susitna Association, Incorporated, under ANCSA for which rights to subsurface es… | 2025-04-07T15:33:34Z | |
| 105-hr-1957 | 105 | hr | 1957 | Voluntary Adoption Protection Act | Native Americans | 1997-06-18 | 1997-06-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] | KS | R | T000260 | 1 | Voluntary Adoption Protection Act - Amends the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage under that Act. States that upon written consent by a parent or legal guardian of an Indian child to voluntarily terminate parental rights such Act is inapplicable with respect to any child custody proceeding involving such child. | 2025-08-21T16:13:48Z | |
| 105-sres-100 | 105 | sres | 100 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Federal commitment for the education of American Indians and Alaska Natives should be affirmed through legislative actions of the 105th Congress to bring the quality of Indian education and educational facilities up to parity with the rest of America. | Native Americans | 1997-06-17 | 1997-06-17 | Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Senate recognizes and supports the Federal Government's legal and moral commitment to the education of American Indian and Alaska Native children which is a part of treaties, Executive orders, court decisions, and public laws which have been enacted by the House and Senate; (2) funding for all bills, including reauthorizing legislation in the 105th Congress with specific programs for American Indians and Alaska Natives, be at levels sufficient to meet the ever-increasing educational and economic demands facing Indian people; (3) the Senate recognizes the adult literacy needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives through the inclusion of tribal provisions in the administration's proposal to reauthorize the Adult Education Act; (4) the administration's bill for reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1995, Public Law 102-325, preserve the original purpose and intent of the Tribally-controlled Community Colleges Act and promote access to higher education opportunities for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (5) during the 105th Congress' reauthorization of agricultural research programs, the needs of tribal colleges as designated land-grant institutions must be given close attention, through amendments to the Educational Equity in Land-Grant Status Act of 1994; (6) early childhood programs such as Head Start and Healthy Start contain resources needed to meet a growing number of American Indian and Alaska Native children whose rate of growth exceeds the national average; and (7) the Senate recognizes the need for development and implementation of a Government-wide policy on Indian education which addresses the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native people. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-1833 | 105 | hr | 1833 | Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-06-07 | 1998-10-06 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 4 | Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tribal Self-Governance Program within the Indian Health Service of HHS to provide for further self-governance by Indian tribes. Sets forth program requirements and related provisions. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project for appropriate programs, services, functions, and activities of HHS, other than the Indian Health Service; (2) consult with Indian tribes to determine a study protocol for consultation prior to consultation with other specified entities; and (3) publish the proposed protocol and allow a comment period for interested individuals. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, at the request of an Indian tribe, to enter into an agreement for the acquisition of any goods, services or supplies available to the Secretary from other Federal agencies that are not directly available to the tribe under this Act or any other Federal law, including acquisitions from prime vendors. Deems Indian patient records, at the option of an Indian tribe or tribal organization, to be Federal records for the limited purposes of making such records eligible for storage by Federal Records Centers to the same extent and in the same manner as other HHS patient records. Repeals current provisions of the Act that provide for a Tribal Self-Governance Project and makes funds for such Project available for use under this Act. | 2025-04-07T15:31:44Z | |
| 105-hr-1805 | 105 | hr | 1805 | Auburn Indian Restoration Amendment Act | Native Americans | 1997-06-05 | 1998-09-24 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 0 | Auburn Indian Restoration Amendment Act - Amends the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to establish restrictions relating to gaming on and use of land to be taken into trust for the United Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California (Tribe). Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, after enactment of this Act, from taking any land into trust for the Tribe until the Tribe and the local government of the political jurisdiction in which the land to be taken into trust is located have entered into a specified written compact that the parties shall negotiate in good faith and in a timely manner. | 2025-08-21T16:13:52Z | |
| 105-s-818 | 105 | s | 818 | Native American Financial Services Organization Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-05-23 | 1997-05-23 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Native American Financial Services Organization Title II: Capitalization of Organization Title III: Regulation, Examination, and Reports Title IV: Formation of New Corporation Title V: Authorizations of Appropriations Native American Financial Services Organization Act of 1997 - Sets forth the policy, purposes, and definitions with respect to this Act. Title I: Native American Financial Services Organization - Establishes the Native American Financial Services Organization to assist in improving Native American housing and economic situations including the creation of Native American Financial Institutions. Authorizes a Native American lending services grant. Title II: Capitalization of Organization - Sets forth Organization capitalization provisions. Title III: Regulation, Examination, and Reports - Sets forth Organization regulation, examination, and reporting requirements. Title IV: Formation of New Corporation - Provides for the formation of a new Organization under the laws of any tribe, State, or the District of Columbia. Title V: Authorizations of Appropriations - Authorizes appropriations for: (1) Native American Financial Institutions; and (2) the Organization. | 2025-08-21T16:13:48Z | |
| 105-s-746 | 105 | s | 746 | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act | Native Americans | 1997-05-15 | 1997-05-15 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 0 | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition and rights of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (in the State of Michigan), including the right to Federal benefits and tribal lands. | 2025-08-21T16:11:36Z | |
| 105-hr-1604 | 105 | hr | 1604 | Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act | Native Americans | 1997-05-14 | 1997-12-15 | Became Public Law No: 105-143. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | K000172 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Division, Use, and Distribution of Judgment Funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan Title II: Limitation on Health Care Contracts and Compacts for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act - Title I: Division, Use, and Distribution of Judgment Funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan - Provides for the division, use, and distribution of specified judgment funds among the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan, and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission. Sets forth provisions concerning payment to newly recognized or reaffirmed tribes. Prohibits treating eligibility for or receipt of distributions under this Act by a tribe or individual as income, resources, or otherwise when determining the eligibility for or computation of any payment or other benefit to such tribe, individual, or household under any Federal program. Title II: Limitation on Health Care Contracts and Compacts for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that, in considering a signing or renewal of a contract or compact for the provision of health care services in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, there will be only one contract or compact in effect. Provides that, in any case in which the Secretary is required to select from more than one application for a contract or compact, the Secretary shall take into consideration specified factors in awarding the contract or compact. | 2025-04-07T15:31:07Z | |
| 105-hr-1476 | 105 | hr | 1476 | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-04-29 | 1998-01-27 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] | FL | R | D000299 | 0 | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, as trustee for the Miccosukee Tribe, to assist in the fulfillment of the settlement agreement concerning the transfer of: (1) certain Miccosukee tribal land to the Florida Department of Transportation; and (2) certain Florida land to the United States to be received and accepted in trust for the use and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe, constituting thereby Indian Reservation lands of the Miccosukee Tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-1386 | 105 | hr | 1386 | To require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of restricted Indian lands, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-04-17 | 1997-04-22 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Amends Federal law to direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs, not more than six months before rent for a residential leasehold of restricted Indian lands is established or raised, to contract with an independent appraiser (who holds a current general membership designation from the Appraisal Institute) to prepare a report on: (1) the estimated annual market rent of the leasehold; (2) the value of the leased fee and the leasehold interest; and (3) the equity position of the lease parties. Authorizes the lessee, the lessor, or the Secretary of the Interior to elect to submit a dispute regarding a residential lease of restricted Indian lands to binding arbitration. Directs that the administrative costs of an arbitration shall be shared equally by the lessee and the lessor. Directs the Secretary, prior to approving a residential lease or the assignment of a residential lease of restricted Indian lands, to ensure that all applicable State laws relating to disclosure on real estate transactions have been complied with, including disclosure of the nature and amount of any present or proposed assessments or taxes. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 105-hr-1337 | 105 | hr | 1337 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-04-15 | 1997-05-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. | House | Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] | KS | R | S000662 | 4 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 - Provides that certain civil service laws relating to personnel management shall not apply to applicants for employment with, employees of, or positions in or under the Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Directs the president of each of the respective institutions to prescribe by regulation alternative personnel management provisions. Disallows covering current employees except pursuant to a voluntary election. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to delegate to the president of each of the respective institutions procurement authority with respect to the conduct of the administrative functions of the university. Authorizes as appropriations to each of the respective institutions for FY 1998, and for each fiscal year thereafter: (1) the amount of funds made available by appropriations as operations funding for the administration of such institution for FY 1997; and (2) such additional sums as may be necessary for the operation of such institution pursuant to this Act. | 2025-08-21T16:14:51Z | |
| 105-s-569 | 105 | s | 569 | Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-04-14 | 1997-11-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295. | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 4 | Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to provide for retention by an Indian tribe of exclusive jurisdiction over child custody proceedings involving specified Indian children. Revises requirements, with respect to Indian children, regarding: (1) the voluntary termination of parental rights; and (2) the withdrawal of a consent to such voluntary termination or to adoption. Requires a party seeking the voluntary placement of an Indian child or the voluntary termination of parental rights to provide written notice to the Indian child's tribe. Sets forth the requirements for such a written notice. Permits an Indian tribe to intervene only if a child's tribe has sent a written objection to the adoptive placement to the court or to the party seeking the voluntary placement of the Indian child, but permits the child's Indian tribe to intervene in any case in which the Indian tribe did not receive a written notice. Modifies requirements regarding consideration of the personal preference of an Indian child or parent with respect to adoptive placements, foster care, and preadoptive placements. Prescribes, in any case in which a court determines that it is appropriate to consider the preference of a parent or Indian child, that preference may be considered to constitute good cause. Provides criminal sanctions for fraudulent representation with respect to any proceeding involving an Indian child. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-545 | 105 | s | 545 | Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-04-10 | 1997-09-19 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9733-9734) | Senate | Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] | AZ | R | M000303 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Reorganization Compacts Title II: Amendment to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Title III: Reform of the Regulations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Bureau of Indian Affairs Reorganization Act of 1997 - Title I: Reorganization Compacts - Directs the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to enter into compacts with the appropriate Indian tribes to reorganize the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) at the area, agency, and central office levels. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Amendment to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to: (1) direct the Secretary to establish a program of tribal participation in BIA budget requests; and (2) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a similar program for the Indian Health Service. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Reform of the Regulations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Directs the Secretary to: (1) in consultation with Indian tribes, review the BIA manual, promulgate as proposed regulations those provisions appropriate under the new compacts, and revoke all other provisions of the manual; and (2) establish a related regulatory task force which shall include tribal representatives from each of the 12 BIA areas. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T16:15:00Z | |
| 105-hr-1154 | 105 | hr | 1154 | Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-03-20 | 1998-10-05 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 190 - 208 (Roll No. 481). | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 7 | Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1998 - Establishes the Commission on Indian Recognition within the Department of the Interior which shall assume the Department's authority to recognize a petitioning Indian group's tribal status. Sets forth operating and petitioning procedures. Requires petitions to contain specific evidence establishing certain mandatory criteria, including that: (1) the petitioner has been identified as an American Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1934; (2) a predominant portion of the petitioning group comprises a distinct community and has existed as a community since 1934; (3) the petitioner has maintained political influence or authority over its members as an autonomous entity from 1934 until the present; (4) a governing document or description of membership criteria is submitted; (5) the petitioner's membership consists of individuals who descend from a historical Indian tribe or from tribes which combined and functioned as a single autonomous political entity; and (6) the membership of the petitioning group is composed principally of persons who are not members of any acknowledged North American Indian tribe. Requires the Commission to publish an annual list of recognized Indian tribes. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award petition assistance grants. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-07T15:32:09Z | |
| 105-hr-1168 | 105 | hr | 1168 | To encourage competition and tax fairness and to protect the tax base of State and local governments. | Native Americans | 1997-03-20 | 1998-06-24 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] | OK | R | I000047 | 61 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking land in trust for the benefit of an Indian or Indian tribe until the affected State and local jurisdictions have entered into a written agreement with the person or tribe regarding State and local sales and excise taxes. Exempts from such provision land taken into trust pursuant to: (1) an Act extending Federal recognition to a tribe; or (2) a judgment or order of a U.S. court. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | |
| 105-s-459 | 105 | s | 459 | Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-03-18 | 1998-11-10 | Became Public Law No: 105-361. | Senate | Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO] | CO | R | C000077 | 4 | Native American Programs Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to extend authorizations of appropriations through FY 2002 for: (1) social and economic activities under such Act; (2) environmental improvement grants; and (3) native languages preservation grants. (Sec. 3) Revises provisions relating to the Native Hawaiian revolving loan fund to: (1) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award a grant (currently, award grants) to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawaii for use in carrying out a demonstration project involving the establishment of the revolving loan fund to make loans or loan guarantees (currently, make loans) to Native Hawaiian organizations and to individual Native Hawaiians for the purpose of promoting economic development; (2) provide that each loan or loan guarantee made shall be for a term not to exceed seven years (currently, loans made shall be for a term not to exceed five years); (3) limit the rate of interest on each loan or loan guarantee made to a rate equal to the most recently published prime rate, and three percentage points (currently, the rate of interest is two percentage points below the average market yield on the most recent U.S. Treasury bills); and (4) authorize appropriations for FY 2000 and 2001. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 105-hr-1082 | 105 | hr | 1082 | Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-03-13 | 1997-07-28 | Favorable Executive Comment Received from Interior. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to provide for retention by an Indian tribe of exclusive jurisdiction over child custody proceedings involving specified Indian children. Revises requirements, with respect to Indian children, regarding: (1) the voluntary termination of parental rights; and (2) the withdrawal of a consent to such voluntary termination or to adoption. Requires a party seeking the voluntary placement of an Indian child or the voluntary termination of parental rights to provide written notice to the Indian child's tribe. Sets forth the requirements for such a written notice. Permits an Indian tribe to intervene only if a child's tribe has filed a written objection, but permits the child's Indian tribe to intervene in any case in which the Indian tribe did not receive a written notice. Provides criminal sanctions for fraudulent representation with respect to any proceeding involving an Indian child. | 2025-08-21T16:14:01Z | |
| 105-s-437 | 105 | s | 437 | American Indian Transportation Improvement Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-03-13 | 1997-03-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 7 | American Indian Transportation Improvement Act of 1997 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to: (1) extend and increase through FY 2002 the authorization of appropriations for Indian reservation roads under the Federal lands highway program; (2) permit up to three percent of the funds allocated for Indian reservation roads for a fiscal year to be used for providing mass transportation services to Indian tribes; and (3) exclude funds made available under the Federal lands highway program for a public land highway constructed on an Indian reservation from the apportionment adjustments, hold harmless provisions. (Sec. 5) Revises requirements regarding the scenic byway programs to: (1) require the Secretary of Transportation to provide technical assistance and make grants to Indian tribes for the planning and development of Indian tribe scenic byway programs; (2) provide for a Federal share of 80 percent for the costs of planning and development of Indian tribe scenic byway programs; and (3) extend such programs through FY 2002, requiring that not less than one percent of funds made available for a fiscal year be used to make competitive grants to Indian tribes for the planning and development of Indian tribe scenic byway programs. (Sec. 6) Amends Federal law concerning highways to define the terms: (1) "Indian tribal transportation department"; and (2) "Indian tribe." (Sec. 7) Revises the requirement regarding acceptance by the Secretary of certification relating to certain highway or other transportation construction projects to include Indian tribes. (Sec. 8) Revises the requirement regarding the allocation of apportioned funds for highway safety programs to require that not less than one percent of the ten percent of funds made available to a State under the surface transportation program for transportation enhancement activities for a fiscal year be transferred to, and used by, the Secretary to make competitive grants to Indian tribes for transportation enhancement activities… | 2025-08-21T16:13:39Z | |
| 105-hr-976 | 105 | hr | 976 | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-03-06 | 1997-11-04 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | House | Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | H000605 | 2 | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1997 - Provides for distribution to, and use of certain funds by, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, one year after enactment of this Act, to distribute specified amounts to the tribal governing body of the: (1) Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe of North Dakota; (2) Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and (3) Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. Designates the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Council of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as the tribal governing body of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation. (Sec. 5) Directs each tribal governing body, as a condition for receiving the distributed funds, to establish a tribal trust fund for the benefit of the covered Indian tribe under its jurisdiction. Requires that each tribal governing body shall: (1) serve as the trustee of the trust fund; and (2) administer the trust fund. (Sec. 6) Prohibits funds distributed to a covered Indian tribe from being used to make per capita payments to members of the covered Indian tribe. Allows funds distributed to be used by a tribal governing body only for the purpose of making investments or expenditures that the tribal governing body determines to be related to: (1) economic development that is beneficial to the covered Indian tribe; (2) the development of resources of the covered Indian tribe; or (3) the development of a program that is beneficial to members of the covered Indian tribe, including educational and social welfare programs. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual audit. (Sec. 7) Sets forth provisions concerning the effect of payments to a covered Indian tribe or an individual on eligibility for, or the reduction or denial of, Federal benefits. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, not later than one year after enactment, to distribute a specified amount to the lineal descendants of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-948 | 105 | hr | 948 | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act | Native Americans | 1997-03-05 | 1997-11-04 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 240 - 167 (Roll no. 574). | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | K000172 | 0 | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition and rights of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (in the State of Michigan), including the right to Federal benefits and tribal lands. | 2025-04-07T15:32:14Z | |
| 105-s-391 | 105 | s | 391 | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-03-04 | 1998-11-13 | Became Public Law No: 105-387. | Senate | Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] | ND | D | D000432 | 5 | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1998 - Provides for the distribution of certain funds to the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians to pay a judgment in favor of those tribes. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer a specified aggregate amount to be credited to accounts established in a Fund Account for the benefit of the applicable governing bodies of the : (1) Spirit Lake Tribe of North Dakota; (2) Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and (3) Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. Designates the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Council of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as the tribal governing body of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation for purposes of making such distributions. (Sec. 5) Prohibits funds allocated for a covered Indian tribe from being used to make per capita payments to tribe members. Allows funds allocated to be used, administered, and managed by a tribal governing body only for the purpose of making investments or expenditures that the tribal governing body determines to be reasonably related to: (1) economic development; (2) tribal resources development; (3) the development of beneficial tribal programs, including educational and social welfare programs; (4) any existing obligation or debt arising out of any such activities; and (5) specified attorneys' fees. (Sec. 6) Sets forth provisions concerning the effect of payments to a covered Indian tribe or an individual on eligibility for, or the reduction or denial of, Federal benefits. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary to distribute a specified amount to the lineal descendants of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians. Requires ancestral verification of such descendants. (Sec. 8) Sets forth procedural requirements for civil actions brought by or on behalf of a lineal descendant or any group or combination thereof to challenge the constitutionality or validity of such distributions. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-749 | 105 | hr | 749 | To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for improved notification and consent, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-02-13 | 1997-02-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 1 | Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to allow the intentional removal or excavation of Native American human remains from Federal or tribal lands for purpose of study if consent is obtained from lineal descendants or each appropriate Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Requires a Federal agency or instrumentality that receives notice of a discovery of Native American cultural items on lands it manages to notify each appropriate Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Requires the committee established to monitor and review the inventory and identification process and repatriation activities to compile an inventory of, and develop a process for, the disposition of funerary objects. Requires that amounts collected as penalties under the Act be used to supplement enforcement appropriations. Authorizes: (1) a reward for furnishing information leading to a civil penalty; and (2) reduction of a penalty amount if the violator agrees to pay certain restitution to the aggrieved parties. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 105-hr-700 | 105 | hr | 700 | To remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. | Native Americans | 1997-02-12 | 1998-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 105-308. | House | Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44] | CA | R | B000622 | 1 | Deems: (1) the full equalization of allotments under the Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959 to have been completed; and (2) the entitlement of holders of equalized allotments to distribution of net revenues from parcel B under such Act to have expired. Amends Federal law relating to the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in California to repeal the restriction on the distribution of net rents, profits, and other revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Makes such repeal applicable as if enacted on March 31, 1983. Provides for any per capita distribution of tribal revenues to be made to all members of the Band in equal amounts. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-hr-626 | 105 | hr | 626 | Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-02-06 | 1997-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 2 | Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act of 1997 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to establish a Native Hawaiian affordable housing block grant program. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T16:12:00Z | |
| 105-hr-452 | 105 | hr | 452 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-01-21 | 1997-02-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] | CA | D | T000316 | 4 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to revise specified definitions and define "compact" and "management contract." Revises provisions regarding powers of the National Indian Gaming Commission and its Chairman. Repeals the Secretary of the Interior's interim gaming regulatory authority. Authorizes tribes to request a State to enter into class III gaming compact negotiations. Sets forth related provisions, including a State's right not to assume tribal gaming responsibilities. Authorizes the Commission to assess gaming operations for reasonable regulatory costs. Eliminates the requirement of gubernatorial concurrence with regard to gaming on after-acquired lands. Grants Federal tax-exempt status to tribally owned or chartered gaming operations. Provides for the lawfulness of specified class III gaming activities. | 2025-08-21T16:14:37Z | |
| 105-s-109 | 105 | s | 109 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-01-21 | 1998-10-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to add a new title, Title VIII - Housing Assistance for Native Hawaiians. Directs the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make block grants to carry out affordable housing activities for Native Hawaiian families on or near Hawaiian Home Lands. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands only if the Director of the Department has submitted a housing plan that meets requirements under this Act. Sets forth plan terms, conditions, and requirements. Provides for plan review by the Secretary. Sets forth provisions regarding the treatment of program income, project labor standards, and environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. Limits assistance for affordable housing activities under the program to low-income Native Hawaiian families, with specified exceptions for: (1) certain homeownership activities; and (2) assistance to non-Native Hawaiians if the presence of the family in the housing involved is essential to the well-being of Native Hawaiian families and the housing need cannot be met without assistance. Describes eligible affordable housing activities. Sets forth program requirements, including the development of policies governing rents, homebuyer payments, eligibility, management, leases, and tenant selection. Sets the maximum monthly rent or homebuyer payment at 30 percent of the monthly adjusted family income. Reduces future grant payments and requires repayment if housing does not remain affordable for the longest feasible time determined by the Secretary. Sets forth additional remedies for noncompliance with program requirements, including termination of grants and civil actions against the Department. Provides for monitoring by the Director to assess compliance with this Act and progress reports to the Secretary. Sets forth additional review, au… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-110 | 105 | s | 110 | A bill to amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for improved notification and consent, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-01-21 | 1997-01-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 1 | Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to allow the intentional removal or excavation of Native American human remains from Federal or tribal lands for purpose of study if consent is obtained from lineal descendants or each appropriate Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Requires a Federal agency or instrumentality that receives notice of a discovery of Native American cultural items on lands it manages to notify each appropriate Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Requires the committee established to monitor and review the inventory and identification process and repatriation activities to compile an inventory of, and develop a process for, the disposition of funerary objects. Requires that amounts collected as penalties under the Act be used to supplement enforcement appropriations. Authorizes: (1) a reward for furnishing information leading to a civil penalty; and (2) reduction of a penalty amount if the violator agrees to pay certain restitution to the aggrieved parties. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 105-s-156 | 105 | s | 156 | Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act | Native Americans | 1997-01-21 | 1997-12-02 | Became Public Law No: 105-132. | Senate | Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] | SD | D | D000064 | 1 | Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund Act - Establishes in the Treasury the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Infrastructure Development Trust Fund into which, beginning with FY 1998, 25 percent of the receipts from the power program of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River basin program shall be deposited until a specified Fund aggregate amount is attained. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer interest that accrues on such deposits into a separate Treasury account from which the Secretary shall transfer amounts to the Secretary of the Interior for payments to the Tribe. Directs the Tribe, in consultation with the Secretaries of the Interior and of Health and Human Services, to develop a plan for the socioeconomic recovery and cultural preservation of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. Requires that the plan provide for: (1) an educational facility on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation; (2) a comprehensive inpatient and outpatient health care facility; (3) construction, operation, and maintenance of a municipal, rural, and industrial water system for the Reservation; (4) recreational facilities at Lake Sharpe at Big Bend Dam and other locations on the Reservation; and (5) other projects and programs for the educational, social welfare, economic development, and cultural preservation of the Tribe. Authorizes appropriations. | 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z | |
| 105-hr-334 | 105 | hr | 334 | Fair Indian Gaming Act | Native Americans | 1997-01-07 | 1997-02-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 7 | Fair Indian Gaming Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to shift the burden of proof from a State to an Indian tribe in a compact negotiation-related action initiated by a tribe. (Sec. 3) Includes, under provisions for determining whether gaming activities on newly acquired Indian lands are to be allowed, consideration of communities across State borders that would be seriously affected, as well as consultation with officials of such communities. Transfers primary authority to make such determinations from the Secretary of the Interior to the Governor and the State legislature. Authorizes gaming for newly acknowledged or restored tribes under specified circumstances. (Sec. 4) Requires an individual's physical presence in order to participate in class II or class III gaming on Indian lands. (Sec. 5) Sets forth class II and class III gaming restrictions. (Sec. 6) Excludes video bingo from the definition of class II gaming. Includes video bingo and any other forms of electronic video games or devices within the definition of class III gaming. (Sec. 7) Establishes a two-year moratorium on new class III gaming. (Sec. 8) Specifies that in a State whose constitution specifically authorizes class II or class III gaming such gambling on Indian lands shall be subject to the same laws, terms, and conditions as the State's gambling. (Sec. 9) Increases the membership of the National Indian Gaming Commission. (Sec. 10) Subjects Indian gaming establishments to specified reporting and bookkeeping requirements. (Sec. 11) Directs the Attorney General to conduct related background investigations. (Sec. 12) Amends Federal criminal law to extend current State authority in specified States to gaming violations on Indian lands. (Sec. 13) Amends the Act to prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Commission. Increases gaming fee limits for Commission funding. | 2025-08-21T16:13:50Z |
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