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115-hres-1187 115 hres 1187 Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. Native Americans 2018-12-21 2018-12-21 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. House Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] CA D T000474 7 Commemorates the 30th anniversary of the enactment of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988. 2023-01-11T13:40:43Z  
115-hr-7362 115 hr 7362 Pay our Doctors Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-12-20 2018-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations. House Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] OK R M001190 2 Pay our Doctors Act of 2018 This bill provides FY2019 appropriations to the Indian Health Service (IHS) if a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for FY2019 is not in effect. In the event of a partial government shutdown due to a lapse in appropriations, the bill provides continuing appropriations to the IHS at the same level that was provided for FY2018. 2023-01-11T13:40:46Z  
115-s-3752 115 s 3752 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Land Restoration Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-12-13 2018-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 0 Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Land Restoration Act of 2018 This bill requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to transfer certain property within the exterior boundaries of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation that was acquired by the United States for the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project to the Department of the Interior to be held in trust for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North and South Dakota. The land is located above the top of the exclusive flood pool of the Oahe Dam and Reservoir Project. The transfer of such land shall not interfere with any of the authorized purposes of such project, any project of the Pick-Sloan Missouri River Basin Program, or any applicable law. The Corps of Engineers shall retain: (1) the right to inundate with water or cause erosion to the transferred lands as necessary for the operation of such projects; and (2) any land, structures, easements or other property interests necessary to carry out such projects. 2023-01-11T13:40:40Z  
115-s-3755 115 s 3755 Background Investigation Authorization Demonstration Act Native Americans 2018-12-13 2018-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 1 Background Investigation Authorization Demonstration Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a program in coordination with the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) for the purpose of conducting personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions at the BIA. 2023-01-11T13:40:40Z  
115-hres-1163 115 hres 1163 Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States. Native Americans 2018-11-29 2018-11-29 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] AZ D G000551 20 Recognizes National Native American Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Day. 2023-01-11T13:40:58Z  
115-hres-1159 115 hres 1159 Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. Native Americans 2018-11-27 2018-11-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] CA D B001270 24 Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. 2023-01-11T13:40:58Z  
115-sres-707 115 sres 707 A resolution commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. Native Americans 2018-11-27 2018-12-13 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 21 Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. 2023-01-11T13:40:53Z  
115-sconres-51 115 sconres 51 A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of S. 140. Native Americans 2018-11-15 2018-11-27 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Senate Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] SD R T000250 0 Directs the Secretary of the Senate to make a correction in the enrollment of S. 140 to amend the title. 2023-01-11T13:40:53Z  
115-sres-702 115 sres 702 A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States. Native Americans 2018-11-15 2018-11-26 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 26 Recognizes November 2018 as National Native American Heritage Month, and the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day. 2023-01-11T13:40:53Z  
115-hr-7127 115 hr 7127 Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-11-14 2018-11-14 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] NM D L000570 18 Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 This bill updates the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. These updates include, but are not limited to: expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies, increasing polling site accessibility, providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general, requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. The bill establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities. 2023-01-11T13:41:02Z  
115-hr-7075 115 hr 7075 Native American and Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage Protection Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-10-19 2018-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] NM R P000588 0 Native American and Native Hawaiian Cultural Heritage Protection Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the sale and exportation of tribal cultural items of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians that were obtained illegally and provides for the return of the items, including voluntary returns. 2023-01-11T13:41:14Z  
115-hr-7034 115 hr 7034 Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act Native Americans 2018-10-05 2018-10-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. House Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] KS R J000290 0 Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement This bill ratifies and modifies the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement entered into by the tribe, Kansas, and the United States. The bill confirms a consumptive tribal water right in the Delaware River Basin of up to 4,705 acre-feet of water per year. 2023-01-11T13:41:16Z  
115-s-3543 115 s 3543 Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-10-03 2018-10-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 13 Native American Voting Rights Act of 2018 This bill updates the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters. These updates include, but are not limited to: expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies, increasing polling site accessibility, providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general, requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place, validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering, and expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. The bill establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities. 2023-01-11T13:41:10Z  
115-hr-6979 115 hr 6979 Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-09-28 2018-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 2 Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Act of 2018 This bill ratifies and modifies the Navajo Utah Water Rights Settlement Agreement negotiated between the Navajo Nation, the United States, and Utah. 2023-01-11T13:41:26Z  
115-s-3520 115 s 3520 Child Care Supply Improvement Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-09-27 2018-09-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] MN D S001203 0 Child Care Supply Improvement Act of 2018 This bill provides financial support for child care programs, including by providing grants to states, Indian tribes, and tribal organizations for supporting child care facilities or child care providers. 2023-01-11T13:41:18Z  
115-hr-6728 115 hr 6728 Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act Native Americans 2018-09-06 2018-09-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] AZ D O000171 4 Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over certain crimes. Specifically, the bill extends tribal jurisdiction over: violence committed against a child by a caregiver; violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arresting, or prosecuting a person for domestic violence, dating violence, or child violence; attempted dating violence or domestic violence; or threatened dating violence or domestic violence. In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 grants to tribal governments to support exercising jurisdiction and conducting proceedings related to crimes of domestic violence, including the crimes added to tribal jurisdiction by this bill. 2023-01-11T13:41:35Z  
115-hr-6647 115 hr 6647 To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, and for other purposes. Native Americans 2018-07-31 2018-08-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] IN R R000592 6 This bill amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to: (1) increase fines on museums that violate such Act, and (2) transfer enforcement of the Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 2023-01-11T13:41:52Z  
115-hres-1037 115 hres 1037 Recognizing the 29th anniversary of the Tribal Canoe Journey of the Tribal Nations of the Pacific Northwest and congratulating the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for hosting the 2018 Power Paddle to Puyallup. Native Americans 2018-07-26 2018-07-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] WA D H001064 7 Recognizes the 29th anniversary of the Tribal Canoe Journey. Acknowledges that the Tribal Canoe Journey is a vital part of the fabric and culture of the Tribal Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Congratulates the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for hosting the 2018 Power Paddle to Puyallup. 2023-01-11T13:41:51Z  
115-s-3280 115 s 3280 End Trafficking of Native Americans Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-07-26 2018-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] NV D C001113 2 End Trafficking of Native Americans Act of 2018 This bill increases the coordination of efforts to prevent human trafficking of Native Americans and Alaska Natives, including by establishing an advisory committee on human trafficking within Indian lands and of Indians. 2023-01-11T13:41:47Z  
115-sres-596 115 sres 596 A resolution recognizing the 29th anniversary of the Tribal Canoe Journey of the Tribal Nations of the Pacific Northwest and congratulating the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for hosting the 2018 Power Paddle to Puyallup. Native Americans 2018-07-26 2018-12-12 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 2 Recognizes the 29th anniversary of the Tribal Canoe Journey. Acknowledges that the Tribal Canoe Journey is a vital part of the fabric and culture of the Tribal Nations of the Pacific Northwest. Congratulates the Puyallup Tribe of Indians for hosting the 2018 Power Paddle to Puyallup. 2023-01-11T13:41:45Z  
115-s-3216 115 s 3216 Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act Native Americans 2018-07-16 2018-07-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] MN D S001203 2 Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence ActThis bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct. 2023-01-11T13:41:49Z  
115-hr-6185 115 hr 6185 Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act Native Americans 2018-06-21 2018-06-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] MN D M001143 4 Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to annually update the number of Indian students eligible for the Johnson-O'Malley Program (JOM Program). The JOM Program awards contracts to tribal organizations, schools, states, and others to educate Indian students. Under the program, the contract amounts are based on the number of students served. Under the bill, contracting parties must annually report to Interior on the number of students they serve and how contract funds were used. If they fail to submit the report, Interior must deny them program funds for the fiscal year following the academic year for which the report should have been submitted. This bill allows Interior to make recommendations for legislation to increase funds per eligible student and to identify additional sources of funding that do not reallocate existing funds utilized by Indian students. Interior must confer with Indian tribes, state and local education agencies, and Alaska Native organizations that have not participated in the program to determine their interest in the JOM Program. This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to review the implementation of this bill. 2023-01-11T13:42:19Z  
115-hr-6170 115 hr 6170 Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act Native Americans 2018-06-20 2018-07-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] AK R Y000033 2 Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act This bill provides economic development assistance to Native communities, including by establishing a Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project. 2023-01-11T13:42:19Z  
115-hr-6124 115 hr 6124 Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-06-15 2018-09-20 Became Public Law No: 115-243. House Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] WA R R000578 6 Tribal Social Security Fairness Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Social Security Administration, at the request of an Indian tribe, to enter into an agreement with the tribe for the purpose of extending Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance benefits under Social Security to tribal council members. In addition, the bill allows tribal council members to receive Social Security credit for taxes paid prior to the establishment of the agreement, if the taxes were timely paid in good faith and not subsequently refunded. 2023-03-22T19:50:56Z  
115-s-3060 115 s 3060 A bill to repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands. Native Americans 2018-06-13 2018-07-18 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-343. Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 3 This bill repeals a prohibition on creating or continuing a distillery in Indian country for manufacturing ardent spirits (distilled liquors). 2023-01-11T13:42:10Z  
115-s-3046 115 s 3046 Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-06-11 2018-06-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] MN D S001203 9 Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2018 This bill amends the Indian Self-Determination Act to direct the Department of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts upon the request of Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs. 2023-01-11T13:42:10Z  
115-hr-6030 115 hr 6030 Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act Native Americans 2018-06-07 2018-06-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] SD R N000184 0 Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow tribes or tribal organizations that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program. 2023-01-11T13:42:24Z  
115-s-3030 115 s 3030 Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act Native Americans 2018-06-07 2018-06-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] SD R T000250 4 Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act This bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow tribes or tribal organizations that receive grants under the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program. 2023-01-11T13:42:11Z  
115-hr-5874 115 hr 5874 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-05-18 2018-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 872. House Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] SD R N000184 8 Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2018 This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to recruitment and retention in the Indian Health Service, including provisions regarding pay, credentialing, and housing needs of workforce personnel. 2023-01-11T13:39:29Z  
115-s-2850 115 s 2850 A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund. Native Americans 2018-05-15 2018-08-01 Became Public Law No: 115-227. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 1 (Sec. 1) This bill amends the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to specify that settlement funds may be used for the planning, design, and construction of the tribe's rural water system. (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the Long-Term Leasing Act) to expand the land of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo that may be leased for up to 99 years with the approval of the Department of the Interior, from lands held in trust, to all of the lands of the Pueblo of Santa Clara and Ohkay Owingeh pueblo. 2023-03-22T19:51:02Z  
115-s-2804 115 s 2804 Cultivating Resources, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Sustainability (CROPS) for Indian Country Act Native Americans 2018-05-08 2018-05-16 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 3 Cultivating Resources, Opportunity, Prosperity, and Sustainability (CROPS) for Indian Country Act This bill provides support to Indian tribes on matters relating to agriculture and forestry, including by establishing a demonstration project under which the Department of Agriculture (USDA) may enter into self-determination contracts with Indian tribes to plan, conduct, or administer functions, services, or activities of tribal forest protection or food distribution programs of USDA. 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z  
115-hr-5661 115 hr 5661 Tribal Connect Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-04-27 2018-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. House Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] NM D L000570 4 Tribal Connect Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program to include support for Indian tribal libraries that are eligible for support under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), without regard to whether the libraries are eligible for assistance from state library administrative agencies under the LSTA. The E-rate program provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. The Federal Communications Commission must establish a Tribal Anchor Institution Program to provide E-rate support to tribes for institutions that are not schools or libraries, such as community centers. E-rate support may be provided to institutions designated by tribes if: (1) the tribes do not have existing libraries that are eligible for E-rate support; (2) the institutions are exclusively owned by the tribes; and (3) the institutions intend to deliver publicly available Internet access to students, teachers, librarians, and community members for educational purposes. 2023-01-11T13:39:46Z  
115-hres-854 115 hres 854 Affirming a commitment to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual violence, including immigrant survivors, survivors with disabilities, survivors of color, survivors of child sexual abuse, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender survivors. Native Americans 2018-04-26 2018-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. House Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] NJ D W000822 27 Affirms a commitment to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of disenfranchised and underserved communities in the effort to end sexual violence and support survivors of sexual violence. 2023-01-11T13:39:44Z  
115-s-2788 115 s 2788 A bill to repeal the Act entitled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation". Native Americans 2018-04-26 2018-11-28 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 0 This bill repeals the Act titled "An Act to confer jurisdiction on the State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on the Devils Lake Indian Reservation." 2023-01-11T13:39:38Z  
115-sres-487 115 sres 487 A resolution affirming a commitment to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of historically and currently disenfranchised and underserved communities in the effort to end sexual violence and support all survivors of sexual violence, including immigrant survivors, survivors with disabilities, survivors of color, American Indian or Alaska Native survivors, survivors of child sexual abuse, queer and intersex survivors, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender survivors. Native Americans 2018-04-26 2018-04-26 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2490-2491) Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 3 Affirms a commitment to elevate the voices, leadership, and needs of disenfranchised and underserved communities in the effort to end sexual violence and support survivors of sexual violence. 2023-01-11T13:39:37Z  
115-s-2628 115 s 2628 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act Native Americans 2018-03-22 2018-03-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] MA D M000133 1 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts. In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed. 2023-01-11T13:39:56Z  
115-sres-444 115 sres 444 A resolution recognizing the heritage, culture, and contributions of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women in the United States. Native Americans 2018-03-22 2018-12-12 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 20 Celebrates the successes of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian women and the contributions they have made in the United States. Recognizes the importance of supporting equity, providing safety, and upholding their interests. 2023-01-11T13:39:55Z  
115-hr-5344 115 hr 5344 To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code. Native Americans 2018-03-20 2018-04-11 Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. House Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] CA R I000056 2 This bill updates references in the U.S. Code to certain provisions in title 25 (Indians). In 2016, Congress transferred certain provisions in chapter 14 (Miscellaneous) and chapter 19 (Indian Land Claims Settlements) of title 25 to new chapters at the end of the title as part of an effort to reclassify the code. To reflect the reclassification of the code, this bill updates references to title 25. 2023-01-11T13:40:10Z  
115-hr-5317 115 hr 5317 To repeal section 2141 of the Revised Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on Indian lands. Native Americans 2018-03-15 2018-12-11 Became Public Law No: 115-304. House Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] WA R H001056 5 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals a prohibition on creating or continuing a distillery in Indian country for manufacturing ardent spirits (distilled liquors). 2023-03-22T19:50:55Z  
115-s-2545 115 s 2545 Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-03-14 2018-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] MN D S001203 5 Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants to Indian health facilities for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. The IHS must establish a technical assistance center for grantees. 2023-01-11T13:39:59Z  
115-sres-430 115 sres 430 A resolution expressing support for the designation of March 9, 2018, as a national day of remembrance in honor of the life, legacy, and many accomplishments of Billy Frank, Jr. Native Americans 2018-03-12 2018-03-12 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1633) Senate Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] WA D C000127 1 Expresses supports for a national day of remembrance in honor of the life, legacy, and accomplishments of Billy Frank, Jr. 2023-01-11T13:39:55Z  
115-hr-5244 115 hr 5244 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act Native Americans 2018-03-09 2018-07-24 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] MA D K000375 23 Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts. In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed. 2023-01-11T13:40:17Z  
115-hres-769 115 hres 769 Expressing support for the designation of March 9, 2018, as a national day of remembrance in honor of the life, legacy, and many accomplishments of Billy Frank, Jr. Native Americans 2018-03-09 2018-03-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] WA D H001064 3 Expresses supports for a national day of remembrance in honor of the life, legacy, and accomplishments of Billy Frank, Jr. 2023-01-11T13:40:03Z  
115-s-2515 115 s 2515 Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-03-07 2018-10-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 6 Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2018 or the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act This bill amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to replace the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project with the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Under the program, Indian tribes or organizations may receive grants to plan for participation in self-governance and to negotiate the terms of participation. In addition, the bill revises the Department of the Interior's process for approving self-governance compacts and funding agreements with Indian tribes. Interior must negotiate contracts and funding agreements to maximize implementation of the self-governance policy. The bill sets forth requirements for tribes participating in self-governance with respect to conflicts of interest, audits, redesign and consolidation of programs, retrocession of programs, nonduplication of funding, and records. Funding agreements must include provisions for Interior to monitor the performance of trust functions by the tribe and to reassume a program and funding under specified circumstances. Indian tribes participating in self-governance may elect to assume some federal responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to certain construction projects. The bill prohibits a tribe from being obligated to continue performance of a compact or funding agreement that provides insufficient funding. 2023-01-11T13:40:00Z  
115-hr-5172 115 hr 5172 To assist Indian tribes in maintaining, expanding, and deploying broadband systems. Native Americans 2018-03-06 2018-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. House Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] AZ D O000171 1 This bill assists Indian tribes in obtaining and using financial assistance to maintain, expand, or deploy broadband systems. 2023-01-11T13:40:20Z  
115-s-2489 115 s 2489 Tribal Food and Housing Security Act Native Americans 2018-03-01 2018-03-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 2 Tribal Food and Housing Security Act This bill provides support to Indian tribes for rural development, including by: (1) allowing the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend financial assistance through the Farmers Home Administration for tribal housing and buildings, and (2) establishing a technical assistance program to help tribal entities access USDA rural development programs. 2023-01-11T13:40:01Z  
115-hr-5128 115 hr 5128 Tribal Uranium Exposure Treatment Enhancement Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-02-27 2018-03-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. House Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] AZ D O000171 1 Tribal Uranium Exposure Treatment Enhancement Act of 2018 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 1961 to authorize the Department of Agriculture to award grants for cancer treatments to Indians who reside on reservations where uranium mining or milling occurred and whose health was impacted by the mining or milling. 2023-01-11T13:40:29Z  
115-sres-400 115 sres 400 A resolution designating the week beginning February 11, 2018, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". Native Americans 2018-02-09 2018-02-09 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S852-853; text: CR S851) Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 22 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the week beginning on February 11, 2018, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week. 2022-02-02T05:58:02Z  
115-hr-4985 115 hr 4985 Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act Native Americans 2018-02-08 2018-09-13 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] TX R B001291 18 Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act This bill amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to prohibit the Act from being construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. 2023-01-11T13:40:34Z  
115-s-2316 115 s 2316 Native American Livestock Assistance Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-01-17 2018-01-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] SD R T000250 0 Native American Livestock Assistance Act of 2018 This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to authorize disaster assistance payments to members of Indian tribes under the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and the Livestock Forage Program (LFP), including for a horse that is owned by a member of an Indian tribe and is not used for commercial agricultural purposes. (The LFP makes payments to eligible livestock producers who have suffered certain grazing losses due to a drought or on rangeland managed by a federal agency due to a fire. The LIP provides payments to eligible livestock producers on farms that incurred livestock deaths in excess of the normal mortality due to adverse weather or attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law.) The bill also amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to offer a one-time increase in the premium subsidy for members of an Indian Tribe who purchase policies for the Risk Management Agency Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) crop insurance program for the first time. (The PRF crop insurance program is intended to help protect a producer's operation from the risks of forage loss due to the lack of precipitation.) 2023-01-11T13:38:53Z  
115-hr-4807 115 hr 4807 Dine College Act of 2018 Native Americans 2018-01-16 2018-04-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development. House Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] AZ D O000171 2 Dine College Act of 2018 This bill authorizes Dine College in Tsaile, Arizona, to receive all federal funding and resources for its operation, improvement, and growth. Dine College serves the higher education needs of the Navajo people. 2023-01-11T13:39:00Z  
115-hr-4723 115 hr 4723 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-12-21 2018-01-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans. House Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] AZ R G000565 4 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to non-tribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004. The Bureau of Reclamation must construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey at least 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. The bill establishes the: (1) Hualapai Water Project Account for constructing the project; and (2) Hualapai OM&R Trust Account for the operation, maintenance, and replacement charges associated with the project. The bill provides for land to be added to the reservation and taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe through an act of Congress. The bill outlines: (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims. 2023-01-11T13:39:12Z  
115-s-2233 115 s 2233 Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act Native Americans 2017-12-14 2017-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 3 Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over certain crimes. Specifically, the bill extends tribal jurisdiction over: violence committed against a child by a caregiver; violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arresting, or prosecuting a person for domestic violence, dating violence, or child violence; attempted dating violence or domestic violence; or threatened dating violence or domestic violence. In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 grants to tribal governments to support exercising jurisdiction and conducting proceedings related to crimes of domestic violence, including the crimes added to tribal jurisdiction by this bill. 2023-01-11T13:39:07Z  
115-hr-4608 115 hr 4608 SURVIVE Act Native Americans 2017-12-11 2018-01-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. House Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] AZ D O000171 17 Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act or the SURVIVE Act This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Indian tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing. In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants. 2023-01-11T13:39:17Z  
115-s-2205 115 s 2205 Tribal Connect Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-12-07 2017-12-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] NM D H001046 3 Tribal Connect Act of 2017 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to expand the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program to include support for Indian tribal libraries that are eligible for support under the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), without regard to whether the libraries are eligible for assistance from state library administrative agencies under the LSTA. The E-rate program provides discounted telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. The Federal Communications Commission must establish a pilot Tribal Anchor Institution Program to provide E-rate support to tribes for institutions that are not schools or libraries, such as community centers. E-rate support may be provided to institutions designated by tribes if: (1) the tribes do not have existing libraries that are eligible for E-rate support; (2) the institutions are exclusively owned by the tribes; and (3) the institutions intend to deliver publicly available Internet access to students, teachers, librarians, and community members for educational purposes. 2023-01-11T13:39:08Z  
115-hr-4506 115 hr 4506 Jobs for Tribes Act Native Americans 2017-11-30 2018-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 869. House Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] CA D T000474 18 Jobs for Tribes Act Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to establish duties for the Office of Native American Business Development. This bill amends the Buy Indian Act, including to require the Department of Health and Human Services to use Native American labor and purchase Native American industry products. This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to permit the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide financial assistance to certain Native American community development financial institutions. Native American Business Incubators Program Act The Department of the Interior must establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that: (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services. Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act The President must submit to Congress a strategy to promote and facilitate: (1) cross-investments between tribes and indigenous peoples in tribal businesses and commercial enterprises that involve indigenous peoples, and (2) the development of supply chains for U.S. entities that include products produced by tribes and indigenous peoples. The Department of State must provide assistance to countries in the Western Hemisphere in a manner that promotes and facilitates entrepreneurship among indigenous peoples. 2023-01-11T13:37:56Z  
115-hr-4485 115 hr 4485 Savanna's Act Native Americans 2017-11-29 2018-01-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. House Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] CA D T000474 26 Savanna's Act This bill requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to update the online data entry format for federal databases relevant to cases of missing and murdered Indians to include a new data field for users to input the victim's tribal enrollment information or affiliation. In addition, DOJ must: make standardized law enforcement and justice protocols that serve as guidelines for law enforcement agencies with respect to missing and murdered Indians, develop protocols to investigate those cases that are guided by the standardized protocols, meet certain requirements to consult with Indian tribes, and provide tribes and law enforcement agencies with training and technical assistance relating to the development and implementation of the law enforcement and justice protocols. Federal law enforcement agencies that investigate and prosecute crimes related to missing and murdered Indians must modify their law enforcement and justice protocols to comply with the standardized protocols. 2023-01-11T13:37:57Z  
115-hr-4419 115 hr 4419 Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act Native Americans 2017-11-16 2018-11-02 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 782. House Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] WA R N000189 3 Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Indian Affairs Water Project Streamlining Act This bill accelerates the Department of Interior's review, including environmental review, of feasibility studies for water projects for the reclamation of arid lands under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (project studies). Each future project study must have a maximum federal cost of $3 million. The bill exempts certain surface water projects, water recycling projects, and water supply projects from specified provisions of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. The bill authorizes the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project, the Musselshell-Judith Rural Water System, the Shasta Lake Water Resources Investigation, and Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project. The bill establishes a process for Interior to deauthorize certain reclamation programs or projects for which no funds were obligated during the current fiscal year or the last five preceding fiscal years. 2023-01-11T13:38:00Z  
115-hr-4443 115 hr 4443 Urban Indian Health Parity Act Native Americans 2017-11-16 2017-11-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] NM D L000570 17 Urban Indian Health Parity Act This bill applies a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., the federal matching rate under Medicaid) of 100% with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services received through an Urban Indian organization under a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service. 2023-01-11T13:37:59Z  
115-s-2146 115 s 2146 Urban Indian Health Parity Act Native Americans 2017-11-16 2017-12-06 Referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 11 Urban Indian Health Parity Act This bill applies a Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (i.e., the federal matching rate under Medicaid) of 100% with respect to amounts expended as medical assistance for services received through an Urban Indian organization under a grant or contract with the Indian Health Service. 2023-01-11T13:39:22Z  
115-s-2154 115 s 2154 Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement Act Native Americans 2017-11-16 2018-09-26 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 0 Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Water Rights Settlement Agreement This bill ratifies and modifies the Kickapoo Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement entered into by the tribe, Kansas, and the United States. The bill confirms a consumptive tribal water right in the Delaware River Basin of up to 4,705 acre-feet of water per year. 2023-01-11T13:39:21Z  
115-hr-4359 115 hr 4359 Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-11-09 2017-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] NM D L000570 1 Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use at least 5% of the amounts made available for rental assistance under the low-income housing assistance program to carry out a rental assistance and supported housing program, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs, for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and residing in or near an Indian area. Rental assistance shall be: (1) made available to recipients eligible for housing assistance block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; and (2) awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by HUD. 2023-01-11T13:38:02Z  
115-sres-316 115 sres 316 A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States. Native Americans 2017-10-31 2017-10-31 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6931; text: CR S6930) Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 21 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes November 2017 as National Native American Heritage Month and the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day. 2021-12-16T15:41:55Z  
115-s-2012 115 s 2012 Tribal Economic Assistance Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-10-25 2017-10-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 2 Tribal Economic Assistance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend and modify several tax provisions relating to Indian reservations. The bill: repeals a provision that limits an Indian tribal government's eligibility for certain excise tax exemptions to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function; makes permanent the special depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation; makes permanent the Indian employment tax credit; requires the Department of the Treasury to give priority to qualified low-income community investments on Indian reservations when allocating new markets tax credits; and allows qualified school construction bonds allocated for schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to be used for reasonable and necessary predevelopment costs directly associated with the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of a school. The bill also amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to establish a federal escrow account to carry out a qualified Indian school construction bond program for schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 2023-01-11T13:38:14Z  
115-s-1986 115 s 1986 Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act Native Americans 2017-10-19 2017-10-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] MN D F000457 2 Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act This bill amends the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 to revise provisions regarding tribal jurisdiction over crimes of domestic violence, including to expand tribal criminal jurisdiction to include sex trafficking, sexual violence, stalking, and related conduct. 2023-01-11T13:38:15Z  
115-hr-4032 115 hr 4032 Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act Native Americans 2017-10-12 2018-12-21 Became Public Law No: 115-350. House Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] AZ D O000171 5 Gila River Indian Community Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act (Sec. 4) This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust 3,400 acres of land in Arizona, known as the Lower Sonoran Lands, for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, a government composed of members of the Pima Tribe and the Maricopa Tribe. After the lands are taken into trust, they must be treated as part of the community's reservation. Gaming is prohibited on the land taken into trust. (Sec. 5) The bill establishes a fixed, permanent boundary for the reservation's northern boundary. (Sec. 6) The benefits realized by the community, its members, and allottees under this bill satisfy their claims against the United States in connection with alleged failures relating to: (1) establishing and documenting federal rights-of-way on the reservation; and (2) establishing, maintaining, and defending the northern boundary. (Sec. 7) The bill establishes, ratifies, documents, and confirms federal rights-of-way and easements within the reservation. (Sec. 8) Within six years, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) must publish a survey of each of the federal rights-of-way established under this bill. Upon completion of the surveys, the community and BIA may remove a federal right-of-way. 2023-03-22T19:50:54Z  
115-hr-4026 115 hr 4026 Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-10-11 2017-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] CA D V000130 1 Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation. No gaming may be conducted on the land. 2023-01-11T13:38:26Z  
115-s-1935 115 s 1935 Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-10-05 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] KS R M000934 1 Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to treat employee benefit or pension plans maintained by Indian tribes and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to tribal law in the same manner as plans maintained by states and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to state law. The bill treats tribal charities and foundations in the same manner as charities and foundations funded and controlled by other governmental entities for purposes of the tax-exempt status of, and deduction for contributions to, such organizations. The bill amends the Social Security Act to give Indian tribes or tribal organizations access to the Federal Parent Locator Service if they are eligible for a grant to operate a child support enforcement program. It makes those tribes and tribal organizations eligible to participate in the program that collects past-due support from individual tax refunds. An Indian tribal government may determine whether a child has special needs for the purpose of the tax credit for the adoption of a child with special needs. 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z  
115-s-1942 115 s 1942 Savanna's Act Native Americans 2017-10-05 2018-12-10 Held at the desk. Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 17 Savanna's Act This bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to review, revise, and develop law enforcement and justice protocols to address missing and murdered Indians. Among other things, DOJ must: provide training to law enforcement agencies on how to record tribal enrollment for victims in federal databases, conduct outreach to Indian tribes regarding the ability to enter information through the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System or other public portal, develop guidelines for responding to cases of missing and murdered Indians, and report statistics on missing and murdered Indians. Federal law enforcement agencies must modify their guidelines to incorporate the guidelines developed by DOJ. The FBI must include gender in its annual statistics on missing and unidentified persons published on its website. 2023-01-11T13:38:17Z  
115-s-1948 115 s 1948 A bill to abrogate the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes as a defense in inter partes review of patents. Native Americans 2017-10-05 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] MO D M001170 0 This bill prohibits an Indian tribe from asserting sovereign immunity as a defense in an inter partes review of the validity of a patent. 2023-01-11T13:38:16Z  
115-s-1953 115 s 1953 Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2018 Native Americans 2017-10-05 2018-12-13 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 732. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 4 Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2017 This bill amends the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act, the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, and other laws to: (1) establish, or reauthorize through FY2022 and revise, various public safety programs and services for Indian communities (e.g., law enforcement, alcohol and substance abuse prevention, and control of illegal narcotics); and (2) modify provisions, and reauthorize through FY2022 various programs, related to Indian youth and juvenile justice. 2023-01-11T13:38:16Z  
115-hr-3864 115 hr 3864 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-09-28 2018-03-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 449. House Rep. Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] NM R P000588 12 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians, including Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians, including by: amending the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise the Indian Housing Block Grant and the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant; amending the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a supportive housing and rental assistance program for the benefit of Native American, including Alaska Natives, veterans who are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, and who are eligible to receive block grants under NAHASDA; amending the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize HUD through FY2022 to guarantee housing loans for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians; extending from 50 years to 99 years the limit on the lease of Native American trust or restricted lands for housing purposes; and establishing a demonstration program that requires a participating Native American tribe, with an investor partner, to develop and implement a HUD-approved plan to address the tribe's housing needs. 2023-01-11T13:38:39Z  
115-s-1895 115 s 1895 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-09-28 2017-09-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] NM D U000039 6 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017 This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, including by: amending the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise the Indian Housing Block Grant and the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant; amending the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a supportive housing and rental assistance program for the benefit of Native Americans; amending the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize HUD through FY2022 to guarantee housing loans for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians; extending from 50 years to 99 years the limit on the lease of Native American trust or restricted lands for housing purposes; and establishing a demonstration program that requires a participating Native American tribe, with an investor partner, to develop and implement a HUD-approved plan to address the tribe's housing needs. 2023-01-11T13:38:32Z  
115-hr-3847 115 hr 3847 Yurok Lands Act Native Americans 2017-09-27 2017-10-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] CA D H001068 8 Yurok Lands Act This bill gives the Yurok Tribe the option to expand its role in the environmental review process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to major federal actions within: (1) the Revised Yurok Reservation, and (2) specified areas within the Klamath and Redwood Creek Watersheds. The Department of the Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with the tribe for protecting the natural resources of Redwood National Park. The bill confirms the 2006 "Cooperative Agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Yurok Tribe for the Cooperative Management of Tribal and Federal Lands and Resources in the Klamath River Basin of California" and authorizes Interior to implement the agreement. The Forest Service must transfer 1,229 acres in the Yurok Experimental Forest to Interior. That land must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and be managed by the tribe for conservation and research purposes. The trust land may not be: (1) used for gaming activity, and (2) subject to old growth logging. Interior must revise the boundary of the reservation as depicted on the map titled "Revised Yurok Reservation Boundary" and dated December 7, 2016. National Forest System land and National Park System land within the revised reservation must be administered by the Forest Service and the National Park Service, respectively. The bill designates the Bald Hills Road, which runs from U.S. Highway 101 to the Klamath River, as the "Yurok Scenic Byway." The bill ratifies and confirms the tribe's governing documents. 2023-01-11T13:38:40Z  
115-hres-541 115 hres 541 Recognizing the achievements of Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions on the 10th anniversary of their establishment. Native Americans 2017-09-27 2017-09-27 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] CA D C001080 8 Recognizes the achievements and goals of institutions of higher education that are designated as Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions on the 10th anniversary of their establishment and encourages eligible institutions to obtain the designation. 2023-01-11T13:38:37Z  
115-s-1870 115 s 1870 Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act Native Americans 2017-09-27 2018-04-09 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 368. Senate Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] ND R H001061 13 Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act or the SURVIVE Act This bill amends the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 to require the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Indian tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing. In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants. 2023-01-11T13:38:33Z  
115-s-1855 115 s 1855 A bill to permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes. Native Americans 2017-09-25 2017-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Senate Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] IN D D000607 1 This bill authorizes the Miami Nation of Indiana to submit a petition to the Department of Interior for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe. When reviewing the petition, Interior may not use a previous denial as a reason to deny it. 2023-01-11T13:38:33Z  
115-hr-3764 115 hr 3764 Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2018 Native Americans 2017-09-13 2018-09-17 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574. House Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large] MT R G000584 0 Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2018 (Sec. 3) This bill extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. (Sec. 4) The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided by the United States to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties in Montana. (Sec. 6) The tribe, as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits, must submit to the Department of the Interior, and maintain, a membership roll. (Sec. 7) Interior must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe 200 acres of land within the tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base. 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z  
115-hr-3744 115 hr 3744 Tribal Recognition Act of 2018 Native Americans 2017-09-12 2018-09-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 741. House Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] UT R B001250 1 Tribal Recognition Act of 2018 This bill replaces the process for federal recognition of Indian tribes. Indian groups may only be recognized as an Indian tribe by Congress. Groups that are not federally recognized may submit a petition for federal recognition to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) within five years after enactment of this bill. Groups may not be factions of recognized Indian tribes and may not have been denied federal recognition. The BIA must publish guidelines for the preparation of petitions and provide petitioners with suggestions and advice. The bill specifies criteria for a group to be considered an Indian tribe, including that the group has been identified as an Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1900, comprises a distinct community, and consists of individuals who descend from a historical Indian tribe. Previous federal recognition is acceptable evidence of the tribal character of a group to the date of the last such recognition. The bill reaffirms as trust land all land taken into trust by the United States under or pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 before February 24, 2009, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust. 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z  
115-hr-3704 115 hr 3704 Native Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-09-07 2017-09-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] NJ D P000034 1 Native Health Access Improvement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants to Indian health facilities for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. The IHS must establish a technical assistance center for grantees. In addition, this bill amends the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to define “Indian” for purposes of health insurance reform, exchanges, and subsidies. The definition includes individuals of Indian descent who are members of an Indian community served by the IHS and individuals considered by the Department of Health and Human Services to be Indian for purposes of eligibility for Indian health care services. Individuals included in the definition are eligible for special monthly enrollment periods on health insurance exchanges and elimination of cost sharing under individual health coverage for those whose income is not more than 300% of the poverty line. Under current law, only members of Indian tribes are eligible for these benefits. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt Indians, as defined by this bill, from the requirement to maintain minimum essential health coverage. 2023-01-11T13:38:45Z  
115-hr-3706 115 hr 3706 Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-09-07 2017-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. House Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] CA D R000599 1 Native Health and Wellness Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations for promoting health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, grants may be used to: establish or support preventive health service programs that facilitate the achievement of health-status goals; establish or support public health services that reduce the prevalence of chronic disease among American Indians and Alaska Natives, or strengthen public health infrastructure to facilitate the surveillance and response to infectious disease and foodborne illness outbreaks. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for recruiting and mentoring American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults in health professions. 2023-01-11T13:38:45Z  
115-s-1770 115 s 1770 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-09-07 2017-12-06 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-179. Senate Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] AZ R F000444 1 Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2017 This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to non-tribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004. The Bureau of Reclamation must construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey at least 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. The bill establishes the: (1) Hualapai Water Project Account for constructing the project; and (2) Hualapai OM&R Trust Account for the operation, maintenance, and replacement charges associated with the project. The bill provides for land to be added to the reservation and taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the tribe through an act of Congress. The bill outlines: (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims. 2023-01-11T13:38:36Z  
115-hr-3688 115 hr 3688 Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-09-06 2017-09-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] IA R K000362 4 Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2017 This bill takes specified federal land in Iowa into trust for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The land becomes part of the tribe's reservation. 2023-01-11T13:38:45Z  
115-hr-3650 115 hr 3650 Lumbee Recognition Act Native Americans 2017-08-11 2017-09-26 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] NC R P000606 4 Lumbee Recognition Act This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services. The Department of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible. The Department of the Interior may take land into trust for the tribe. The tribe may not conduct gaming activities. North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state. 2023-01-11T13:38:50Z  
115-hr-3535 115 hr 3535 Ruffey Rancheria Restoration Act of 2018 Native Americans 2017-07-28 2018-12-20 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 843. House Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] CA R L000578 0 Ruffey Rancheria Restoration Act of 2017 This bill restores federal recognition of the Ruffey Rancheria Tribe of California and federal rights and privileges of the Indian tribe and its members. It also makes the tribe and its members residing in the tribe's service area eligible for the federal services and benefits that are furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes and their members residing on a reservation. The Department of the Interior may place up to 441 acres of property located in Siskiyou County, California, into a trust for the benefit of the tribe. The land may be used for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act if certain requirements are met. Within a year of the bill's enactment, Interior must compile a membership roll of the tribe. The bill establishes criteria for enrolling members prior to the adoption of a tribal constitution. The bill sets forth a process for establishing an interim governing body until a new tribal constitution and bylaws are adopted, ratifying the constitution, and electing tribal officials. 2023-01-11T13:37:15Z  
115-hr-3597 115 hr 3597 Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act Native Americans 2017-07-28 2017-08-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. House Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] WA D K000381 16 Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act This bill amends the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize the Department of Commerce to award grants to Indian tribes to further achievement of any of the following tribal coastal zone objectives: protecting, restoring, or preserving areas in the zone that hold important ecological, cultural, or sacred significance for the tribes, or traditional, historic, and esthetic values essential to the tribes; preparing and implementing a special area management plan and technical planning for important coastal areas; and implementing any coastal or shoreline stabilization measure for the purpose of public safety, public access, or cultural or historical preservation. 2023-01-11T13:37:13Z  
115-hr-3225 115 hr 3225 Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act Native Americans 2017-07-13 2018-02-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 425. House Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] OR D D000191 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act (Sec. 2) This bill allows the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians to lease, sell, convey, warrant, or transfer their real property that is not held in trust by the United States. 2023-01-11T13:37:27Z  
115-hr-3211 115 hr 3211 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-07-12 2017-08-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. House Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] NM D L000570 5 Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to double the maximum prison term (from 5 years to 10 years) for persons convicted of selling, purchasing, using for profit, or transporting for sale or profit the human remains of Native Americans or cultural items obtained in violation of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The bill prohibits the export of Native American cultural items that were obtained in violation of the Act, Native American archaeological resources that were obtained in violation of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, or Native American objects of antiquity that were obtained in violation of the criminal code. Violators may be subject to fines, imprisonment, or both. The Department of the Interior and the Department of State must each designate a liaison to facilitate and hold trainings and workshops on the voluntary return of human remains or cultural items. Interior must refer individuals and organizations to Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations to facilitate the voluntary return of human remains or cultural items. In addition, Interior must convene a tribal working group consisting of representatives of tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide advice on issues concerning the return of, and illegal trade in, human remains or cultural items. 2023-01-11T13:37:27Z  
115-hr-3138 115 hr 3138 Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] WI D K000188 15 Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to treat employee benefit or pension plans maintained by Indian tribes and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to tribal law in the same manner as plans maintained by states and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to state law. The bill treats tribal charities and foundations in the same manner as charities and foundations funded and controlled by other governmental entities for purposes of the tax-exempt status of, and deduction for contributions to, such organizations. The bill amends the Social Security Act to give Indian tribes or tribal organizations access to the Federal Parent Locator Service if they are eligible for a grant to operate a child support enforcement program. It makes those tribes and tribal organizations eligible to participate in the program that collects past-due support from individual tax refunds. An Indian tribal government may determine whether a child has special needs for the purpose of the tax credit for the adoption of a child with special needs. 2023-01-11T13:37:42Z  
115-s-1481 115 s 1481 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2018-02-07 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 115-502. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act of 2017 This bill revises provisions concerning Alaska Natives claims to land and Alaska Native regional, village, or urban corporations. The bill amends the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 to require the Department of the Interior to convey to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation certain sand and gravel deposits. Interior must grant the Shishmaref Native Corporation a transportation easement. Shee Atika Incorporated may opt to receive credits from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the sale of Cube Cove in Admiralty Island, Alaska, that may be used to acquire federal property sold at public sales. The bill authorizes a land exchange between the USDA and the Sealaska Corporation. Cook Inlet Region, Inc. may satisfy its land claim under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). Interior must convey a surface estate to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, a subsurface estate to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, a surface estate to Kian Tr'ee Corporation, and a subsurface estate to Doyon Limited. The bill amends ANCSA to require Interior to pay compensation to Nagamut Limited and the Calista Corporation in lieu of conveying land to Nagamut and a subsurface estate to Calista. Native residents of the villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, may organize as urban corporations. Upon incorporation, Interior must offer each corporation 23,040 acres of land. Alaska Native veterans who served during the Vietnam War may receive an allotment of federal land. For purposes of determining eligibility for need-based federal programs, the amount of cash an Alaska Native receives from a Native corporation that is disregarded is increased. Under certain circumstances, Alaska Native village corporations may reincorporate after they are involuntarily dissolved. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1482 115 s 1482 ANCSA Shishmaref Emergency Access Easement Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Shishmaref Emergency Access Easement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to grant the Shishmaref Native Corporation, an Alaska Native village corporation, an easement that crosses the Bering Land Bridge National Monument to permit a surface transportation route between Shishmaref and the area of Ear Mountain, Alaska. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1483 115 s 1483 ANCSA Shee Atika Land Exchange Settlement Act Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Shee Atika Land Exchange Settlement Act This bill declares that consideration received by the urban Native corporation of Shee Atika under the agreement between Shee Atika and the United States must be treated as the receipt of land or interest in land pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act or as cash to equalize the values of properties exchanged pursuant to that Act. (Under the Act, these considerations are not taxed.) Shee Atika may elect to accept payment from the Department of Agriculture for Cube Cove lands into an account that may be used to purchase property sold at public sale by a federal agency. Purchases made through that account must be considered to be conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1484 115 s 1484 ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Admiralty Island Land Exchange Finalization Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to convey specified land to the Sealaska Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, if the corporation relinquishes a specified 23,000 acres of subsurface estate. The land to be conveyed by USDA to the corporation consists of 8,873 acres of surface and subsurface estate and 5,145 acres of surface estate. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1485 115 s 1485 ANCSA Cook Inlet Region Land Conveyance Finalization Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Cook Inlet Region Land Conveyance Finalization Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey to Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), an Alaska Native regional corporation, land CIRI selects from specified areas to satisfy its claim to an additional 43,000 acres under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. CIRI is granted a right of notice and first refusal for federal land or property identified as excess in CIRI's region. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1486 115 s 1486 ANCSA Barrow Sand and Gravel Access Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Barrow Sand and Gravel Access Act of 2017 This bill amends the Barrow Gas Field Transfer Act of 1984 to require the Department of the Interior to convey to the Ukpeagvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC), an Alaska Native village corporation, sand and gravel deposits underlying specified surface estate owned by the UIC upon execution of an agreement between the UIC and North Slope Borough, Alaska. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1487 115 s 1487 ANCSA Kaktovik and Canyon Village Land Conveyance Settlement Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Kaktovik and Canyon Village Land Conveyance Settlement Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of the Interior to convey: (1) specified surface estate to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation, an Alaska Native village corporation, in accordance with an agreement effective January 22, 1993; and (2) specified subsurface estate to the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, the Alaska Native regional corporation for the village of Kaktovik, pursuant to an agreement dated August 9, 1983. Interior also must convey: (1) up to 6,400 acres of surface estate to Kian Tr'ee Corporation, a village corporation, for the village of Canyon Village; and (2) equal acreage of subsurface estate to Doyon Limited, the regional corporation for Canyon Village. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1490 115 s 1490 ANCSA Nagamut Group Land Conveyance Settlement Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Nagamut Group Land Conveyance Settlement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to require the Department of Interior to pay Nagamut Limited, an Alaska Native group, the fair market value of the unconveyed surface estate of 6,080 acres of land Nagamut selected on September 18, 1975, and Calista Corporation, an Alaska Native regional corporation, the fair market value of the subsurface estate under Nagamut's selection. The bill provides funds to compensate Nagamut and Calista. The compensation paid to Nagamut and Calista satisfies Nagamut's statutory land entitlement and Calista's rights to the subsurface estate under the Act. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1491 115 s 1491 ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Unrecognized Community Landless Natives Authorization Act of 2017 This bill amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to permit the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land. These urban corporations may establish a settlement trust to promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries, and preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1492 115 s 1492 ANCSA Thirteenth Regional Corporation Reincorporation Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Thirteenth Regional Corporation Reincorporation Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Interior to convene a meeting of the shareholders of the thirteenth Alaska Native regional corporation, which is for Alaska Natives who are not residents of Alaska, for the purpose of electing a board of directors. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  
115-s-1493 115 s 1493 ANCSA Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Study Act of 2017 Native Americans 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 1 ANCSA Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Study Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Department of the Interior, to conduct a study that identifies the impacts on the land of the Chugach Alaska Corporation (CAC), an Alaska Native regional corporation, that resulted from changes in federal law or federal or state land acquisitions in the Chugach region after the enactment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act. The study must include the impacts on land in which the subsurface estate was conveyed to the CAC and the surface estate or a conservation easement in the surface estate was acquired by Alaska or by the United States as part of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Habitat Protection and Acquisition Program. In addition, the study must: (1) include recommendations for a land exchange, including land exchange options that could be offered to the CAC as consideration for the conveyance of its existing property rights in exchange for other federal land or property available for exchange; and (2) identify at least 500,000 acres of economically viable federal land, in or outside of Alaska, that can be exchanged with the CAC. The land exchange described in the recommendations must be pursuant to mutual agreement of the CAC and the United States. 2023-01-11T13:37:32Z  

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