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| 96-hr-8418 | 96 | hr | 8418 | A bill pertaining to the inheritance of trust or restricted or fee land on the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation, North Dakota and South Dakota, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-12-04 | 1980-12-04 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-1] | SD | D | D000064 | 0 | Declares that only the members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of North Dakota and South Dakota shall be entitled to receive by devise or descent any interest in trust or restricted or fee land within the boundaries of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation. Sets forth the line of descent for eligible heirs when any member of the tribe owning such land dies without a will or leaves an unapproved will. Provides that any nonmember of the tribe shall only be entitled to take a life estate interest in such land whether or not a will was approved by the Secretary of the Interior or the laws of the State. Declares that if a decedent has devised an interest in trust or restricted or fee land to a person prohibited from acquiring such interest, the interest in such land shall escheat to the tribe. Provides that no person shall be entitled by devise or descent to take any interest in less than two and one-half acres in trust or restricted or fee land or in a sum less than twenty-five dollars. Declares that such interests shall escheat to the tribe. Authorizes the Secretary, upon the request of the tribe and whenever the tribe holds at least a 50-percent undivided interest in trust or restricted land, to partition the allotment of such land to the advantage of the heirs. Provides that whenever the tribe exercises its power of eminent domain relative to certain condemnation proceedings, the interests in such lands shall be held in trust by the United States. Declares that any property within the reservation in the possession of the United States not properly claimed by the rightful owner for seven consecutive years shall escheat to the tribe. Requires the Secretary to submit to the tribe, by December 31 of each year, a list of abandoned or unclaimed property of persons enrolled or eligible for enrollment in the tribe. Assesses a five percent tax against the value of any estate of any person who dies possessed of any interest in trust or restricted or fee land. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-3222 | 96 | s | 3222 | Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-11-20 | 1980-11-20 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY] | NY | D | M001054 | 0 | Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if he finds that the United States has acquired the interest in the lands comprising Sampson State Park, in Seneca County, New York, to publish such a finding thereby effectuating the transfer of land or natural resources located anywhere within the State from, by, or on behalf of the Cayuga tribe or any of its members. Requires the Secretary to comply with specified provisions of this Act, before effectuating such transfer. Extinguishes the aboriginal title and any Indian claims to such lands. Retains for the tribe any hunting and fishing rights previously reserved or granted. Establishes within the Treasury the Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Fund to be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe. Directs the Secretary to make the income of such fund freely available to the tribe in semiannual payments. Permits the Secretary to use a specified portion of such fund to acquire land for the tribe. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire options to purchase lands on behalf of the tribe. Directs the Secretary to make payments to units of local government in which lands are acquired by such fund. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), effective October 1, 1980, to reimburse the State for its share of the sewer district project to be constructed over Sampson State Park, in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Provides that the tribe shall have the right to be serviced by such facility under agreement with the local authorities. Withdraws from the National Forest System specified federally-owned lands within Seneca County, New York, known as the Hector Land Use Area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer title to such lands to the Secretary to be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe, subject to valid existing rights. Defines valid existing rights for the purposes of this Act and declares that the establishment of hiking trails shall not be conside… | 2025-09-02T13:57:11Z | |
| 96-s-3132 | 96 | s | 3132 | A bill to consolidate the intermingled public lands between Farmington and Gallup, New Mexico. | Native Americans | 1980-09-22 | 1980-09-22 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior and the Navajo Tribe to exchange specified lands in New Mexico. Reserves to third parties any mineral or other interest such parties held in such lands prior to such exchange. Requires access to any adjacent private, State, or Federal lands to be maintained. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 96-hjres-613 | 96 | hjres | 613 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim May 13 of each year "National Indian Day". | Native Americans | 1980-09-18 | 1980-09-18 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Corman, James C. [D-CA-21] | CA | D | C000780 | 43 | Requests the President to designate May 13 of each year as "National Indian Day." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-hr-8112 | 96 | hr | 8112 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of land located in Colorado and certain mineral interests to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and to pay an amount to such tribe for energy development. | Native Americans | 1980-09-15 | 1980-12-02 | Public Law 96-492. | House | Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] | CO | D | K000304 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe a specified parcel of land in Colorado. Declares that such conveyed land parcel shall not be considered Indian country for any purpose and shall be subject to State and local governmental jurisdiction and taxation. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Tribe before the United States does any exploration for, development or production of mineral located on or under such land. Directs the Secretary to pay to such tribe, for energy development of their lands, a specified sum authorized to be appropriated for such purpose. Prohibits the Tribe from using such funds to pay any individual tribal member or any attorney for services rendered with respect to such conveyed land. Declares that the enactment of this Act shall fully satisfy all claims against the United States by such tribe relating to the dispute over ownership of certain lands in New Mexico. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-8102 | 96 | hr | 8102 | A bill to convey certain Chilocco Indian School lands at Chilocco, Oklahoma, to the Cherokee Nation. | Native Americans | 1980-09-10 | 1980-09-10 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] | OK | D | S001139 | 0 | Conveys certain Chilocco Indian School lands at Chilocco, Oklahoma, to the Cherokee Nation of Indians. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-3066 | 96 | s | 3066 | A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the award granted by the Indian Claims Commission to the Seminole Nation as it existed in Florida on September 18, 1823, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-08-26 | 1980-08-26 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Chiles, Lawton [D-FL] | FL | D | C000356 | 1 | Provides for the use and distribution of the award granted by the Indian Claims Commission to the Seminole Nation as it existed in Florida on September 18, 1823. Directs the chief trial judge of the United States Court of Claims to report to the Congress findings of fact and a recommendation as to what constitutes a fair, just, and equitable division of the award between the Seminole Indians of Florida and the Seminole Indians of Oklahoma. Makes such recommendation binding on the Secretary of the Interior at the end of the 60-day period following its submission if neither House of Congress adopts a resolution to the contrary. Provides for the allocation of the total share of the award of the Seminole Indians of Florida among the Seminole Indian Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and those Indians in Florida possessing at least one-fourth degree of Florida Seminole blood who have not shared in the claims of any other tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-7919 | 96 | hr | 7919 | Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-08-01 | 1980-10-10 | Public Law 96-420. | House | Rep. Emery, David F. [R-ME-1] | ME | R | E000175 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 - Declares that Congress approves and ratifies any transfer of land or other natural resource located anywhere within the United States from, by, or on behalf of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, or any of their members. Prohibits the United States from asserting any Indian claims arising from any transfer of land or natural resources and arising before the date of enactment of this Act, on the grounds that such transfer violated laws of the State of Maine. States that Congress approves any such transfer within the State of Maine from, by, or on behalf of an individual Indian prior to December 1, 1873. Extinguishes the aboriginal title and any Indian claims to such lands. Establishes in the Treasury the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Fund to be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior equally for the benefit of the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation. Directs the Secretary to accept reasonable terms for investment and administration of such Fund proposed by the Tribe or Nation. Prohibits the distribution of the principal of the Fund to either Tribe or Nation or to their members. Requires the Secretary to make available, on a quarterly basis, any income derived from such Fund to the Tribe or Nation, and directs that a specified amount be expended annually for the benefit of members who are over the age of sixty. Establishes in the Treasury the Maine Indian Claims Land Acquisition Fund to be held in trust by the Secretary. Sets forth the apportionment of the principal of such Fund to be held in trust for each Tribe. Provides that lands acquired for the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe within the boundaries described in the Maine Implementing Act shall be held in trust by the United States, and all lands acquired outside such boundaries shall be held in fee by the Nation or Tribe. Restricts the acquisition of land for the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indian… | 2025-09-02T13:54:59Z | |
| 96-s-2994 | 96 | s | 2994 | A bill to confer jurisdiction on the United States Court of Claims with respect to certain claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe. | Native Americans | 1980-07-30 | 1980-07-30 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear claims of the Navajo Indian Tribe against the United States which were timely presented under the Act of August 13, 1946 with respect to: (1) the taking of reservation lands without adequate compensation; (2) the provision of educational services; and (3) the mismanagement of lands and resources by the United States. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-hr-7827 | 96 | hr | 7827 | A bill to authorize the Assiniboine Tribe to file in the Court any claim against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-07-24 | 1980-07-24 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 1 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear all claims which the Assiniboine Nation or Tribe may have against the United States with respect to certain lands defined in the Treaty of Fort Laramie. Makes certain stipulations with regard to any award that may be entered in such claim. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7828 | 96 | hr | 7828 | A bill to authorize the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-07-24 | 1980-07-24 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-1] | MT | D | W000520 | 1 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear all claims which the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes may have against the United States with respect to certain lands defined in the Treaty of October 17, 1855. Makes certain stipulations with regard to any award that may be entered in such claim. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-2952 | 96 | s | 2952 | A bill to provide for the use and distribution of Seminole judgment funds in Dockets 73 and 151 before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-07-23 | 1980-07-23 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000351 | 0 | Provides for the use and distribution of judgment funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission to the Seminole Indians. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to divide such funds by specified percentages between the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Seminole Indians of Florida. Distributes to the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma: (1) 64 percent of such funds in per capita payments to tribal members by blood; (2) 20 percent of such funds in investments for social and economic programs; and (3) 16 percent in investments for periodic payments to such members. Requires the tribal governing body to maintain a Standing Judgment Fund Committee comprised of 12 members representing the 12 Oklahoma Seminole by blood bands. Authorizes such committee to make recommendations regarding the implementation of programming elements for such tribes. Provides that the share of funds awarded to the Seminole Indians of Florida be divided among the Seminole Tribe of Florida, the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, and the unaffiliated Seminoles of Florida on the basis of their respective numbers. Requires that for the Seminole Tribe and the Miccosukee Tribe 80 percent of such funds be distributed on a per capita basis and 20 percent be available for tribal social and economic programs. Makes unaffiliated Florida Seminoles, who are or who have direct ancestors who were enrolled on certain Florida Seminole censuses, eligible to participate in such distribution. Provides that all such funds be distributed on a per capita basis. Sets forth procedures for handling per capita shares of living competent adults, deceased beneficiaries, legal incompetents, and minors. Exempts any funds distributed under this Act from Federal or State income taxes and from income counted in determining eligibility for Federal, State, or local programs of assistance. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-7720 | 96 | hr | 7720 | A bill conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment on a claim of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1980-07-01 | 1980-07-01 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] | OK | D | W000194 | 0 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear all claims which the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may have with respect to loss of mineral interests. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7640 | 96 | hr | 7640 | Papago Water Rights Settlement Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-06-23 | 1980-06-23 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Papago Water Rights Settlement Act of 1980 - Defines the term "Central Arizona project" to mean the project authorized under the Colorado River Basin Project Act of September 30, 1968. Title I: Papago Water Projects - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to undertake, and within ten years complete, a program to deliver annually a firm water supply at points designated by the Papago Tribe of: (1) 90,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the San Xavier Indian Reservation; (2) 30,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the Schuk Toak District of the Sells Papago Reservation for use in the Garcia Strip area; (3) 40,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the Sif Oidak District of the Sells Papago Reservation for use in the Chuichu area; and (4) 20,000 acre-feet to the boundary of the Gila Bend Reservation. Authorizes the Secretary, if a conduit or canal is extended to or near Tucson, Arizona, to construct, operate, and maintain a suitable water distribution system for the delivery of water to the San Xavier Indian Reservation and the Schuk Toak project of the Sells Papago Reservation. Allows the Secretary to enter into a written agreement with the city of Tucson for such water delivery, if such action is determined feasible. Directs the Secretary, unless alternate firm water supplies become available, to construct, operate and maintain well fields, where necessary, to supply sufficient water to the Papago Tribes as entitled under this Act. Directs the Secretary to: (1) improve and extend (and construct for the Schuk Toak District) irrigation systems on tribal lands on condition that such tribe agrees to subjugate the lands; (2) make loans, if requested, to the tribe for the costs of subjugation and water delivery, with repayment to begin ten years after the first water delivery; and (3) require the tribe to assume responsibility for the operation and maintenance of such system after specified acreage has been irrigated. Conditions the implementation of such irrigation system upon the execution of an agreement by the Papago Tribe w… | 2025-09-02T13:54:49Z | |
| 96-s-2829 | 96 | s | 2829 | Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-06-13 | 1980-09-23 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H.R. 7919 as passed Senate for similar provisions). | Senate | Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME] | ME | R | C000598 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 96-957) Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 - Declares that Congress approves and ratifies any transfer of land or other natural resource located anywhere within the United States from, by, or on behalf of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, the Penobscot Nation, the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, or any of their members. Prohibits the United States from asserting any Indian claims arising from any transfer of land or natural resources and arising before the date of enactment of this Act, on the grounds that such transfer violated the laws of the State of Maine. States that Congress approves any such transfer within the State of Maine from, by, or on behalf of an individual Indian prior to December 1, 1873. Extinguishes the aboriginal title and any Indian claims to such lands. Establishes within the Treasury the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Fund to be held in trust by the Secretary of the Interior equally for the benefit of the Passamaquoddy Tribe and the Penobscot Nation. Directs the Secretary to accept reasonable terms for investment and administration of such Fund proposed by the Tribe or Nation. Prohibits the distribution of the principal of the Fund to either Tribe or Nation or to their members. Requires the Secretary to make available, on a quarterly basis, any income derived from such Fund to the Tribe or Nation, and directs that a specified amount be expended annually for the benefit of members who are over the age of sixty. Establishes in the Treasury the Maine Indian Claims Land Acquisition Fund to be held in trust by the Secretary. Sets forth the apportionment of the principal of such Fund, to be held in trust for each Tribe. Provides that lands acquired for the Penobscot Nation and the Passamaquoddy Tribe within the boundaries described in the Maine Implementing Act shall be held in trust by the United States, and all lands acquired outside such boundaries shall be held in fee by the Nation or Tribe. … | 2025-09-02T13:57:03Z | |
| 96-hr-7567 | 96 | hr | 7567 | A bill conferring jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgment in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1980-06-12 | 1980-06-12 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] | OK | D | S001139 | 0 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear all claims which the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma may have against the United States with respect to: (1) lands or interests held by the Cherokee Nation in fee simple or otherwise; and (2) damages to tribal assets related to construction of the Arkansas River Navigation System. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7570 | 96 | hr | 7570 | A bill to provide that per capita payments to Indians may be made by tribal governments, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-06-12 | 1980-06-12 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Ullman, Al [D-OR-2] | OR | D | U000004 | 0 | Provides that funds which are to be distributed per capita to individual members of an Indian tribe may be so distributed by the Secretary of the Interior or the governing body of any such tribe. Stipulates that funds distributed under this Act are not liable to the payment of any previous contractual obligation. States that nothing in this Act shall affect the distribution of funds in judgments of the Indian Claims Commission Court of Claims. Repeals existing provisions of law which require the Secretary to designate an officer of the Government to make per capita distribution to Indians. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7573 | 96 | hr | 7573 | A bill to provide an extension of the time frame for nomination of a selection pool under the Cook Inlet land exchange. | Native Americans | 1980-06-12 | 1980-07-17 | Public Law 96-311. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to extend, by 24 months, the deadline for completion (by the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation) of the nomination of Federal lands or property for such Corporation in exchange for other Federal lands which such Corporation would otherwise receive out of the Cook Inlet Area. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-2824 | 96 | s | 2824 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to consider and pay certain claims arising out of the transfer of certain lands to the Quechan Indian Reservation. | Native Americans | 1980-06-12 | 1980-06-12 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to implement a plan to compensate eligible claimants for the reasonable costs of moving their buildings and associated structures to sites other than lands which now comprise the Quechan Indian Reservation, Arizona. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 96-hr-7519 | 96 | hr | 7519 | A bill to amend section 2 of the Indian Claims Commission Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049; 25U.S.C. 70a), as amended. | Native Americans | 1980-06-05 | 1980-09-16 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Amends the Indian Claims Commission Act of 1946 to prohibit the Indian Claims Commission, in determining the amount of payment to be made by the United States to an Indian claimant, from setting off against such payment any money or property given to, or funds expended gratuitously for, such claimant after June 30, 1951. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2778 | 96 | s | 2778 | A bill conferring jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgement on a claim of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1980-06-03 | 1980-06-03 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK] | OK | D | B000639 | 0 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear all claims which the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma may have with respect to loss of mineral interests. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-s-2767 | 96 | s | 2767 | A bill to provide that per capita payments to Indians may be made by tribal governments, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-05-28 | 1980-07-23 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares that funds which are to be distributed per capita to individual members of an Indian tribe may be so distributed by the Secretary of the Interior or the governing body of any such tribe. Provides that before such distribution by the tribal governing body, the Secretary must find that: (1) the tribe has a duly elected governing body; (2) the tribe has a bonded tribal official authorized to accept and disburse tribal funds; (3) the tribe has an approved plan of operation for disbursement, including a provision for audits by public accountants or the Secretary; (4) the tribal governing body has approved a resolution requesting the authority to make per capita payments; and (5) the tribe certifies that all enrolled members participate in the distribution, that members who are inadvertently omitted are subsequently paid, and that questions of entitlement are reviewed by the tribal court or other applicable body. Authorizes the tribe to disburse funds to a minor or incompetent as deemed necessary for such individual's health, education, welfare, and emergencies, under a plan approved by the Secretary. Requires such plan to provide for review and adjustment of disbursements made to parents or guardians of such individuals by the tribal court or other applicable body. Directs that such adjustments be approved by the Secretary. Directs the tribe to provide an annual report to the Secretary on trust per capita payments, containing such information as the Secretary requires. Provides that funds distributed under this Act are not liable to the payment of any previous contractual obligation. States that nothing in this Act shall affect the distribution of funds in judgments of the Indian Claims Commission or Court of Claims. Repeals existing provisions of law which require the Secretary to designate an officer of the Government to make per capita distributions to Indians. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2769 | 96 | s | 2769 | A bill to provide an extension of the time frame for nomination of a selection pool under the Cook Inlet land exchange. | Native Americans | 1980-05-28 | 1980-05-30 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to extend by 24 months (presently 12 months) the deadline for completion (by the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation) of the nomination of Federal lands or property for such Corporation in exchange for other Federal lands which such Corporation would otherwise receive out of the Cook Inlet Area. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7387 | 96 | hr | 7387 | A bill to eliminate the assessment of certain fees assessed by the Secretary of the Interior in connection with the probate of estates of Indians. | Native Americans | 1980-05-19 | 1980-05-19 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Eliminates the assessment of fees by the Secretary of the Interior for determining heirship of deceased members of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma and certain other Indians. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-2728 | 96 | s | 2728 | Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-05-15 | 1980-12-17 | Public Law 96-537. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 0 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-1483) Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 for: (1) the health professions recruitment program for Indians; (2) the health professions preparatory scholarship program for Indians; (3) the Indian health service extern program; (4) Indian health services, including patient care, field health, dental care, mental health, alcoholism treatment, and maintenance and repair; (5) grants to and contracts with tribal organizations; and (6) health services for urban and rural Indians. Authorizes Indian scholarship grants for pregraduate education in certain areas of medicine for periods not to exceed four years. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 for the Indian health scholarship program. Authorizes appropriations as necessary for such fiscal years for: (1) the construction and renovation of Indian health service facilities; and (2) the construction of safe water and sanitary waste disposal facilities. Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to assist tribal organizations in administering programs on or near Federal Indian reservations and in or near Alaska Native villages, to assist Indians to enroll for Medicare benefits and to apply for Medicaid benefits. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with urban and rural tribal organizations to establish and administer programs to make health services more accessible to Indian populations. Requires such organizations to submit a report for each fiscal year on the expenditure of funds received under such contracts. Makes such report subject to audit by the Secretary and the Comptroller General. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to report to Congress, not later than six months after September 30, 1983, on health services for urban and other nonreservation Indians… | 2025-09-02T13:56:57Z | |
| 96-s-2685 | 96 | s | 2685 | A bill to provide an extension of the time frame for nomination of a selection pool under the Cook Inlet land exchange. | Native Americans | 1980-05-08 | 1980-05-08 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 0 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to extend by 24 months (presently 12 months) the deadline for completion (by the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation) of the nomination of Federal lands or property for such Corporation in exchange for other Federal lands which such Corporation would otherwise receive out of the Cook Inlet Area. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 96-hr-7267 | 96 | hr | 7267 | A bill to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. | Native Americans | 1980-05-06 | 1980-08-18 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 2055 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Declares certain lands to be held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept certain lands, known as Government Hill, conveyed to the United States from the city of Siletz, and hold such lands in trust for the Tribe. Directs the Secretary to pay to the city of Siletz, Oregon, an appropriate amount for expenses incurred by the city in such conveyance. Declares that all such lands (including those to be conveyed to the Secretary) shall constitute the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Provides that the establishment of the Siletz Reservation does not grant or restore the tribe any hunting, fishing, or trapping rights beyond those rights set forth by the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon on May 2, 1980. Specifies that the State of Oregon has civil and criminal jurisdiction with respect to the Siletz Reservation in accordance with applicable provisions of law. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7249 | 96 | hr | 7249 | A bill to provide for the disposition of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian community judgement funds awarded in dockets 236-A, B and E before the Indian Claims Commission and the U.S. Court of Claims, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-05-01 | 1980-07-21 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 2508 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4] | AZ | R | R000495 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Declares that certain funds appropriated to pay judgments in favor of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, awarded by the Indian Claims Commission and the United States Court of Claims, be invested by the Secretary of the Interior. Provides a schedule for the distribution of interest and investment income for operational costs of the Gila River Indian Community and for general district government operations and programs. Directs that such income be advanced quarterly and utilized as provided in this Act. Authorizes the Gila River Indian Community to utilize portions of the principal funds awarded for other programs proposed by the tribal governing body and approved by the Secretary. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7195 | 96 | hr | 7195 | A bill to authorize the exchange of certain land held in trust by the United States for the Navajo Tribe, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-04-29 | 1980-04-29 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] | NM | D | R000510 | 0 | Authorizes the Navajo Tribe to exchange certain lands held in trust by the United States, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, for certain other lands in New Mexico. Directs that such acquired land shall be held in trust by the United States with the same status as the land exchanged. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-7212 | 96 | hr | 7212 | A bill to ratify a settlement agreement in a land dispute between the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and the Southern Railway Company, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-04-29 | 1980-11-24 | Public Law 96-484. | House | Rep. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA-1] | VA | R | T000367 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Approves and ratifies the settlement agreement between the Pamunkey Indian Tribe of King William County, Virginia, and the Southern Railway Company, pertaining to a dispute concerning the use of certain lands in the County by the Railroad. States that the Congress approves and ratifies all land transfers provided for in such agreement, and deems such transfers to have been made under applicable existing law. Directs that all prior Indian claims against the United States or the Railroad with respect to the subject matter of the agreement be waived and surrendered when such agreement becomes effective. Provides for the acceptance by the United States of the waiver executed by the Tribe on May 31, 1980, of all claims against the United States, its officers or agents, any State or subdivision thereof, or any other person or entity, with respect to lands in the Settlement Agreement. Provides that the gross income of the Tribe shall not include any amounts received under the settlement agreement. Stipulates that nothing in this Act prevents the inclusion in the gross income of any individual of any amounts which are distributed under such agreement. Authorizes the Tribe to grant easements, rights-of-way, or leases for any land occupied by such Tribe. Directs that any other transfer be subject to applicable Federal restrictions. Declares that nothing in this Act: (1) constitutes recognition of the Pamunkey Indians as a tribe subject to the plenary control of Congress; (2) affects their right to petition the Secretary of the Interior on certain other matters; or (3) imposes any trust responsibility on the United States with respect to the Tribe. Provides that the provisions of this Act shall govern to the extent that they may conflict with other Federal laws. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2604 | 96 | s | 2604 | Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-04-24 | 1980-04-24 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981-1984 for the following programs: (1) health professions recruitment; (2) health professions preparatory scholarships; (3) Indian health services; (4) continuing education allowances; (5) not more than two pilot rural health projects; (6) construction and renovation of service facilities; and (7) urban Indian health services. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981-1984 for the Indian Health Scholarship Program. Makes technical and conforming amendments to such Acts. | 2025-09-02T13:56:50Z | |
| 96-hr-7147 | 96 | hr | 7147 | A bill to provide that certain land of the United States shall be held by the United States in trust for certain communities of the Mdewakanton Sioux in Minnesota. | Native Americans | 1980-04-23 | 1980-12-19 | Public Law 96-557. | House | Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-6] | MN | D | N000127 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Declares that certain lands in Minnesota be held in trust for certain communities of the Mdewakanton Sioux and that such lands be considered a part of the Indian tribe's reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish a description of such lands in the Federal Register. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2508 | 96 | s | 2508 | A bill to provide for the disposition of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community judgment funds awarded in Dockets 236-A, B and E before the Indian Claims Commission and the United States Court of Claims, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-04-01 | 1980-08-01 | Public Law 96-319. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Declares that certain funds appropriated to pay judgments in favor of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, awarded by the Indian Claims Commission and the United States Court of Claims, be invested by the Secretary of the Interior. Provides a schedule for the distribution of interest and investment income for operational costs of the Gila River Indian Community and for general district government operations and programs. Directs that after enactment of this Act, all accrued interest and investment income shall be advanced quarterly and utilized according to provisions of such Act. Authorizes the Gila River tribal governing body to utilize portions of the principal funds awarded for other programs which have been approved by the Secretary. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2513 | 96 | s | 2513 | A bill to provide a program for an "Operation Bootstrap" for the American Indian in order to create meaningful jobs and to improve conditions among Indians and non-Indians on reservations and in other communities, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-04-01 | 1980-04-01 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | States as the purposes of this Act: (1) the promotion of industrial development and economic advancement within Indian communities through self-government and self-determination; (2) the authorization of tribal action designed to attract and retain private industry in Indian communities; and (3) the promotion of gainful employment of Indians. Declares that none of the provisions of this Act shall apply with respect to any tribe until the qualified resident voters of the tribe have voted to accept its provisions in a referendum. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to draft an optional model tribal business corporation act embodying the provisions and purposes of this Act for circulation to each tribe. Provides that each tribe may adopt such corporation act as part of its laws under standard election procedures, and after such adoption, the tribe shall be considered a body corporate with the powers prescribed in this Act. States that such a tribe has the authority to acquire and dispose of real and personal property without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Continues all lawful debts of the tribe. Authorizes Indian Tribes to: (1) use tribal money to attract new and retain other private industries which will employ at least 50 people on the reservation; (2) contract with private industry and with Federal, State and local governments; and (3) extend to private industry a waiver of tribal taxes for 15 years. Gives the Secretary a veto power over any per capita distribution of the tribe, but requires him to give reasons for such a veto. States that any entity which establishes a new or retains a qualified private industry on a reservation occupied by a tribe shall qualify for the tax incentives provided by this Act if that entity employs a work force one-half of which are Indians. Provides that a qualified entity shall be exempt from taxation upon income attributable to the operation of a qualified private industry for a period of ten years after setting up that industry. States that the basis of the… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-6881 | 96 | hr | 6881 | A bill conferring jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgment in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1980-03-19 | 1980-03-19 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2] | OK | D | S001139 | 0 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear all claims which the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma may have against the United States with respect to lands or interests therein which were held by, or by treaty granted to, the Cherokee Nation in fee simple, or otherwise. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-6850 | 96 | hr | 6850 | Indian Arts and Crafts Board Amendments Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-03-18 | 1980-03-18 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9] | IL | D | Y000013 | 0 | Indian Arts and Crafts Board Amendments Act of 1980 - Amends the provisions of Federal law to provide that the Indian Arts and Craft Board shall employ at least 75 percent of employees, other than executive offices, from a list of eligibles supplied by the Civil Service Commission. Authorizes the Board to borrow or lend money in connection with any scholarship program approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Empowers the Board to: (1) procure by contract the temporary and intermittent services of experts or consultants; (2) provide such consultants with per diem, travel, and transportation expenses; (3) administer the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, including taking appropriate steps toward attaining accreditation status; (4) solicit, accept, and sell and transfer gifts, bequests, devises of money, and securities; (5) acquire and dispose of personal property as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act; and (6) construct new, and repair existing, structures on the campus of the Institute. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer all administrative powers and responsibilities for functions of the Institute from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Requires the Secretary to phase out any entities, other than the Institute, occupying facilities of the campus within three years of enactment of this Act. Directs the Board to submit an annual report to the Secretary of the Interior and the Congress on the activities, accreditation status, and enrollment of the Institute. | 2025-09-02T13:54:27Z | |
| 96-s-2407 | 96 | s | 2407 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire, by condemnation proceedings or otherwise, such interests in the oil, gas, coal, or other minerals owned by the Osage Tribe of Indians needed for the Verdigris River and tributaries project, Oklahoma and Kansas, and the project for the Shidler Reservoir, Salt Creek, Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1980-03-11 | 1980-03-11 | Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000351 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire such interests in the oil, gas, coal, or other minerals owned by the Osage Tribe of Indians, or held in trust for said tribe, necessary for the construction of the Verdigris River and tributaries flood control project, Oklahoma and Kansas, and the project for the Shidler Reservoir, Salt Creek, Oklahoma. | 2025-01-14T17:12:38Z | |
| 96-hr-6717 | 96 | hr | 6717 | A bill to provide for the use and distribution of Delaware Indian judgment funds in dockets 289, 27-A and 241, 27-B and 338, 27-E and 202, and 27, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-03-05 | 1980-03-05 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Steed, Tom [D-OK-4] | OK | D | S000829 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare certain rolls of specified eligible persons and to distribute, on a per capita basis, specified funds appropriated to pay certain Indian Claims Commission judgments in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma. Authorizes the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma to invest no less than 20 percent of the amount to be distributed, for social and economic programming purposes, subject to the approval of the Secretary. Sets forth procedures for handling shares of deceased individual beneficiaries, legal incompetents, minors, and appellants to enrollment appeals. Provides that none of the funds to be distributed shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-6629 | 96 | hr | 6629 | Indian Health Care Amendments of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-02-26 | 1980-09-09 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 2728 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #528 (311-70)) Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1981 through 1984 for: (1) the health professions recruitment program for Indians; (2) health professions preparatory scholarship program for Indians; (3) Indian health scholarship program; (4) Indian health service extern programs; (5) health services, including patient and dental care, field health, mental health services, and the treatment of alcoholism among Indians; and (6) health services for urban Indians. Declares that funding authorization for the construction of Indian health facilities shall revert to specified Acts which already provide such authority. Makes Indians who are members or descendants of members of formerly and currently federally-recognized tribes of California eligible for specified services provided by the Indian Health Service. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-6631 | 96 | hr | 6631 | Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1980-02-26 | 1980-03-18 | Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #144 (187-201). | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | (Measure failed of passage in House under suspension of rules, roll call #144 (187-201)) Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, if he finds that the United States has acquired the interest in the lands comprising Sampson State Park, in Seneca County, New York, to publish such a finding thereby effectuating the transfer of land or natural resources located anywhere within the State from, by or on behalf of the tribe or any of its members. Requires the Secretary to comply with specified provisions of this Act, before effectuating such transfer. Extinguishes the aboriginal title and any Indian claims to such lands. Retains for the tribe any hunting and fishing rights previously reserved or granted. Establishes within the Treasury the Cayuga Indian Claims Settlement Fund to be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe. Directs the Secretary to make the income of such fund freely available to the tribe in semiannual payments. Permits the Secretary to use a specified portion of such fund to acquire land for the tribe. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire options to purchase lands on behalf of the tribe. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), effective October 1, 1980, to reimburse the State for its share of the sewer district project to be constructed over Sampson State Park, in an amount not to exceed $300,000. Provides that the tribe shall have the right to be serviced by such facility under agreement with the local authorities. Withdraws from the National Forest System, specified federally-owned lands within Seneca County, New York, known as the Hector Land Use Area. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer title to such lands to the Secretary to be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe, subject to valid existing rights. Defines valid existing rights for the purposes of this Act and declares that the establishment of hiking trails shall not be considered such a right. Dir… | 2025-09-02T13:54:22Z | |
| 96-s-2317 | 96 | s | 2317 | A bill to restore certain lands in Arizona to the Colorado River Indian Reservation. | Native Americans | 1980-02-20 | 1980-02-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] | AZ | R | G000267 | 1 | Restores specified lands in Arizona to the Colorado River Indian Reservation to be held in trust by the United States on behalf of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 96-s-2222 | 96 | s | 2222 | A bill to extend the time for commencing actions on behalf of an Indian tribe, band, or group or on behalf of an individual Indian whose land is held in trust or restricted status. | Native Americans | 1980-01-25 | 1980-03-27 | Public Law 96-217. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 5 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-843) Extends the time period within which the United States may commence an action on behalf of an Indian tribe, band, or group, or on behalf of an individual Indian whose land is held in trust or restricted status to December 31, 1982. Directs the Secretary of the Interior, after consultation with the Attorney General, to submit to the Congress, not later than June 30, 1981, legislative proposals to resolve those Indian claims subject to the amendments made by this Act that are not appropriate to resolve by litigation. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2223 | 96 | s | 2223 | An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1980-01-25 | 1980-09-26 | Public Law 96-363. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Permits any Indian to transfer, by will, restricted lands of such Indian to his or her lineal descendants or to any other Indian for whom the Secretary of the Interior determines that the United States may hold land in trust. Repeals provisions requiring the payment of fees from heirs of Indian property. Authorizes the Secretary to cancel any unpaid fees assessed prior to this repeal. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-6266 | 96 | hr | 6266 | Native American Culture and Art Development Act | Native Americans | 1980-01-23 | 1980-01-23 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Conable, Barber B., Jr. [R-NY-35] | NY | R | C000666 | 0 | Native American Culture and Art Development Act - Establishes the Institute of Native American Culture and Arts Development under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees. Sets forth the composition and terms of membership on such Board. Requires that the first Chairman of such Board be appointed by the President and subsequent Chairmen be elected by the trustees. Directs such Chairman, in consultation with the Board, to appoint a President to carry out the policies and functions of such Institute. Sets forth the powers of such Board. Directs the appropriate Federal department to transfer to the Institute the jurisdiction and control over the real property comprising the Institute of American Indian Arts facility located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Authorizes the Board to establish within the Institute: (1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies to include Departments of Traditional Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, and Literature; (2) a Center for Native American Scholars to include research and fellowship programs and publications; (3) a Center for Cultural Exchange to include an inter-American Indian program, marketing and promotion of Indian crafts, promotion of Indian art, exhibits and shows; (4) a Museum of Indian Arts to include the acquisition of Indian art and the curation and exhibition of Indian art; and (5) other related centers or programs. Transfers to the Institute the functions of the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Makes the laws applicable to such entities applicable to the Institute. Directs the President of the Institute to submit an annual report to the Board concerning the administration of the Institute. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to carry out this Act. | 2025-09-02T13:54:14Z | |
| 96-s-2166 | 96 | s | 2166 | Native American Culture and Art Development Act | Native Americans | 1979-12-20 | 1979-12-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 11 | Native American Culture and Art Development Act - Establishes the Institute of Native American Culture and Arts Development under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees. Sets forth the composition and terms of membership on such Board. Requires that the first Chairman of such Board be appointed by the President and subsequent Chairmen be elected by the trustees. Directs such Chairman, in consultation with the Board, to appoint a President to carry out the policies and functions of such Institute. Sets forth the powers of such Board. Directs the appropriate Federal department to transfer to the Institute the jurisdiction and control over the real property comprising the Institute of American Indian Arts facility located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Authorizes the Board to establish within the Institute: (1) a Center for Culture and Art Studies to include Departments of Traditional Arts and Sciences, Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Language, and Literature; (2) a Center for Native American Scholars to include research and fellowship programs and publications; (3) a center for Cultural Exchange to include an inter-American Indian program, marketing and promotion of Indian crafts, promotion of Indian art, exhibits and shows; (4) a Museum of Indian Arts to include the acquisition of Indian art and the curation and exhibition of Indian art; and (5) other related centers or programs. Transfers to the Institute the functions of the Institute of American Indian Arts and the Indian Arts and Crafts Board. Makes the laws applicable to such entities applicable to the Institute. Directs the President of the Institute to submit an annual report to the Board concerning the administration of the Institute. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 to carry out this Act. | 2025-09-02T13:56:38Z | |
| 96-hr-6188 | 96 | hr | 6188 | A bill relating to Indian Claims under the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1970 to land in the counties of Seneca and Cayuga in the State of New York. | Native Americans | 1979-12-19 | 1979-12-19 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Lee, Gary A. [R-NY-33] | NY | R | L000192 | 0 | Deems any conveyance of Indian land in Seneca or Cayuga Counties, New York, as extinguishing any aboriginal title to such land, in spite of any other Federal law relating to Indian conveyances. Requires any claim arising out of alleged wrongs involving any aboriginal title to lands in such counties to be asserted directly against the U.S. Government. Limits relief to monetary damages. Gives the U.S. Court of Claims exclusive original jurisdiction over such claims. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-2155 | 96 | s | 2155 | A bill to provide for the use and distribution of Delaware Indian judgment funds in Dockets 289, 27-A and 241, 27-B and 338, 27-E and 202, and 27, before the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1979-12-19 | 1979-12-19 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000351 | 1 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare certain rolls of specified eligible persons and to distribute, on a per capita basis, specified funds appropriated to pay certain Indian Claims Commission judgments in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma. Authorizes the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma to invest no less than 20 percent of the amount to be distributed, for social and economic programming purposes, subject to the approval of the Secretary. Sets forth procedures for handling shares of deceased individual beneficiaries, legal incompetents, minors, and appellants to enrollment appeals. Provides that none of the funds to be distributed shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2131 | 96 | s | 2131 | Hawaiian Native Claims Settlement Study Commission Act of 1979 | Native Americans | 1979-12-13 | 1979-12-13 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI] | HI | D | M000250 | 1 | Hawaiian Native Claims Settlement Study Commission Act of 1979 - Establishes the Hawaiian Native Claims Settlement Study Commission to study the culture, needs, and concerns of Native Hawaiians and recommend the means by which the United States may compensate them for injuries arising from its annexation of Hawaii. Provides that nine of the Commission's fifteen members shall be of specified degrees of Native blood, and that eight members shall be nominated from a list of suggested members from the Governor of Hawaii. Directs the Commission to publish a draft report of its findings, within one year of enactment of this Act, and make such report available to appropriate Federal and State agencies, Native Hawaiian organizations, and the public. Directs the Commission to submit a final report, within six months of the draft report, to the President and appropriate Congressional committees. Requires such report's recommendations to include provisions for financial and land compensation that will enhance Native education and culture, and administrative provisions for the distribution of any remedy. Provides that the Commission's recommendations will be designed to seek a final settlement of Native claims without creating a wardship or trusteeship or diminishing the Natives' status as United States citizens. States that this resolution shall not constitute an extension of jurisdiction or consent to Hawaiian Natives to sue the Government, or a precedent for reopening any past settlement of such claims. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to reserve a reasonable portion of funds appropriated under this Act for the purpose of providing necessary expenses to Commission members in testifying before the Congress on their activities while serving on the Commission. | 2025-09-02T13:56:37Z | |
| 96-s-2072 | 96 | s | 2072 | A bill conferring jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgment in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. | Native Americans | 1979-12-04 | 1979-12-04 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Bellmon, Henry L. [R-OK] | OK | R | B000351 | 1 | Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear all claims which the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma may have against the United States with respect to lands or interests which were held by the United States for the benefit of the Cherokee Nation, or by treaty granted to the Cherokee Nation in fee simple, or otherwise. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-s-2066 | 96 | s | 2066 | A bill to convey Federal land located in Colorado to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and to pay an amount to such tribe for economic development. | Native Americans | 1979-11-30 | 1980-05-22 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H. R. 5036 as passed Senate for similar provisions). | Senate | Sen. Hart, Gary W. [D-CO] | CO | D | H000287 | 1 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H. R. 5036 as passed Senate for similar provisions)) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey a specified parcel of land in Colorado, including all mineral interests in such land, to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe. Stipulates that such land shall not be considered Indian country for any purpose and shall be subject to State and local governmental jurisdiction and taxation. Directs the Secretary to pay to such tribe, for economic development of their lands, a specified sum authorized to be appropriated for such purpose. Declares that the enactment of this Act shall fully satisfy all claims against the United States by such tribe relating to the dispute over land ownership of lands located in New Mexico. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-2055 | 96 | s | 2055 | A bill to establish a reservation for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. | Native Americans | 1979-11-28 | 1980-09-04 | Public Law 96-340. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 7267) Declares certain lands to be held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to accept certain lands, known as Government Hill, conveyed to the United States from the city of Siletz, and hold such lands in trust for the Tribe. Directs the Secretary to pay to the city of Siletz, Oregon, an appropriate amount for expenses incurred by the city in such conveyance. Declares that all such lands (including those to be conveyed to the Secretary) shall constitute the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon. Provides that the establishment of the Siletz Reservation does not grant or restore the tribe any hunting, fishing, or trapping rights beyond those rights set forth by the final judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon on May 2, 1980. Specifies that the State of Oregon has civil and criminal jurisdiction with respect to the Siletz Reservation in accordance with applicable provisions of law. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-5896 | 96 | hr | 5896 | Indian Judgment Funds Act Amendments of 1979 | Native Americans | 1979-11-14 | 1979-11-14 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 1 | Indian Judgment Funds Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Indian Judgment Funds Act with respect to the use and distribution of judgment funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission or the Court of Claims. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a plan for such use and distribution within one year after the appropriation of such funds. Requires the Secretary to submit a copy of such plan to the governing body or official representative of each affected tribe or group. Authorizes the Secretary to submit an alternate schedule to the Congress for submission of such plan, if he determines that the one-year deadline cannot be met. Allows a significant portion, but not less than 20 percent, of such awarded funds to be set aside for programming or investment by the affected tribe, with the approval of the Secretary. Provides that if a plan or schedule is disapproved by joint resolution, the disposition of such funds shall be subject to subsequently enacted legislation. Authorizes amendments to any such plan or withdrawal by the Secretary prior to its effective date and requires notice of any such action to the affected tribe or group and the Congress. Authorizes the Secretary, when any plan provides for per capita distribution of funds, to utilize funds under the plan to pay part or all of the cost of the preparation of a roll for such distribution. | 2025-09-02T13:54:06Z | |
| 96-hr-5900 | 96 | hr | 5900 | A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539)(25 U.S.C. 415), as amended, to authorize a ninety-nine-year lease for the Moses Allotment Numbered 10, Chelan County, Washington. | Native Americans | 1979-11-14 | 1980-03-18 | Measure laid on table in House. | House | Rep. McCormack, Mike [D-WA-4] | WA | D | M000365 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Includes the Moses Allotment, Numbered 10, Chelan County, Washington, among those restricted Indian lands which may be leased by the Indian owners, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and for specified purposes, for a lease term of up to 99 years. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-1998 | 96 | s | 1998 | A bill to provide for the United States to hold in trust for the Tule River Indian Tribe certain public domain lands formerly removed from the Tule River Indian Reservation. | Native Americans | 1979-11-09 | 1980-09-04 | Public Law 96-338. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 4124) Declares that: (1) the United States holds in trust for the Tule River Indian Tribe certain public lands administered by the Forest Service; and (2) such lands are again a part of the Tule River Indian Reservation in California. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the location and the manner of use of right-of-way through specified lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish descriptions of lands transferred and Reservation boundaries changed pursuant to this Act. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-5619 | 96 | hr | 5619 | A bill to clear titles of Indian claims in the Counties of Madison and Oneida, New York. | Native Americans | 1979-10-17 | 1979-10-17 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Hanley, James M. [D-NY-32] | NY | D | H000158 | 1 | Ratifies any transfer by or from any Indian of any interest in or right involving lands or waters in certain counties in New York. Extinguishes: (1) the aboriginal title of any Indian to any lands or waters involved in any such transfer; and (2) all Indian claims against the United States or the State of New York involving such transferred land or waters. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-5584 | 96 | hr | 5584 | A bill to provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes and to be considered to be a part of the Moapa Indian Reservation. | Native Americans | 1979-10-12 | 1980-11-17 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 1135 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98] | NV | D | S000058 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Adds specified lands to the Moapa Indian Reservation, Moapa, Nevada, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Moapa Band of Paiutes. Declares that such lands are subject to a right-of-way which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and that all payments of fees for the use of such right-of-way shall be made for the benefit of the Moapa Band of Paiutes. States that nothing in this Act shall deprive any person or entity of any valid existing right-of-way, mining claim, grazing permit, or water right, including any water rights with respect to the Muddy River as decreed by an order of the district court of the State of Nevada on March 12, 1920. Reserves to the United States all minerals on such transferred lands which are subject to the Mineral Leasing Act and the right to enter upon such lands and remove such minerals. Allows restricted lands (whether tribally or individually owned) of such Band to be leased, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, by the Indian owners for a term of 99 years or less. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-sjres-108 | 96 | sjres | 108 | A joint resolution to validate the effectiveness of certain plans for the use or distribution of funds appropriated to pay judgments awarded to Indian tribes or groups. | Native Americans | 1979-10-04 | 1980-02-21 | Public Law 96-194. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Validates the effectiveness of certain plans for the use or distribution of funds appropriated to pay judgments awarded to specified Indian tribes or groups. Exempts such plans from the submission deadline for such plans as set forth in the Distribution of Joint Funds Act of 1973. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-1832 | 96 | s | 1832 | A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to declare and proclaim land to be Indian reservation land. | Native Americans | 1979-09-28 | 1980-01-28 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire lands in trust for Indian tribes, including the Pueblo de Jemez and the Navajo Tribes, in Arizona and New Mexico, and to proclaim new Indian reservations on such lands or add such lands to existing reservations. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-1795 | 96 | s | 1795 | An act to authorize the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1979-09-21 | 1980-10-09 | Public Law 96-405. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Confers jurisdiction on the Court of Claims, notwithstanding any lapse of time, statute of limitations, or other legal defenses, over any claim filed by the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes for certain lands taken under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. Stipulates that the Court's determination in a prior case, setting the value of the land at 50 cents per acre, is binding on the parties in litigation brought under this Act. Directs the Court, if entitlement to such Tribe is determined, to compute any award on the basis of established judicial precedent and to compute interest at the rate of five percent per annum. Entitles the United States to an offset against any judgment entered under this Act of the sums awarded under the prior case. Makes provisions under the Indian Claims Commission Act relative to attorney's fees applicable to this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-s-1796 | 96 | s | 1796 | A bill to authorize the Assiniboine Tribe and the Blackfeet Tribe to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes | Native Americans | 1979-09-21 | 1980-10-10 | Public Law 96-434. | Senate | Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT] | MT | D | M000635 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Confers jurisdiction on the Court of Claims, notwithstanding any lapse of time, statute of limitations, or other legal defenses, over any claim filed by the Assiniboine Tribe for certain lands claimed to have been taken under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. Directs that the Court's determination in a prior case, setting the value of the land at 50 cents per acre, is binding on the parties in litigation brought under this Act. Directs the Court, if entitlement to such Tribe is determined, to compute any award on the basis of established judicial precedent and to compute interest at the rate of five percent per annum. Instructs the Court to disregard the prior offset of the Tribe's own money in the computation of any award, excepting that portion already paid in satisfaction of a previous claim. Entitles the United States to an offset against any judgment entered under this Act of the sums awarded under the prior case. Makes provisions under the Indian Claims Commission Act relative to attorney's fees applicable to this Act. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-hr-5262 | 96 | hr | 5262 | A bill to amend the Act of December 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 1712; 25 U.S.C. 640d). | Native Americans | 1979-09-12 | 1979-10-29 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 751 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit an appraisal of certain reservation lands partitioned to the Hopi and Navajo Indian Tribes to the appropriate district court and to the Tribes for purposes of determining compensation for less than standard amounts of acreage or land value resulting from such partition. Authorizes either tribe to prosecute or defend actions for certain types of relief against the other tribe and against the United States. Sets forth a formula for determining the amount of certain types of recovery by the tribes. Prohibits the use of certain defenses in such proceedings. Requires that lands partitioned to a tribe to be subject to the laws and jurisdiction of that tribe. Permits development of specified lands involved in litigation only upon the written consent of each tribe. Excludes specified lands from the lands which the Secretary may transfer to the Navajo Tribe. Repeals a provision allowing private lands acquired by the Navajo Tribe to be taken by the U.S. in trust for that tribe. Authorizes the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission to purchase up to 50,000 acres of land for the benefit of the Navajo or Hopi Tribes to facilitate the resettlement of persons required to relocate. Authorizes the appropriation of $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 for such purchase. Authorizes the Commission to hire an independent legal counsel and to provide its own administrative, fiscal, and housekeeping services. Requires specified offices of the BIA to consult with the Commission prior to submitting a proposed annual budget for the tribes. Prohibits the approval of any grant or contract with either tribe, except a contract or grant by the BIA or the Indian Health Service, until the Commission has had 45 days to review and comment on such grant or contract. Directs the Office of Management and Budget to establish procedures to insure coordination between relevant Government programs and specified provisions of Federal law governing the settleme… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-1730 | 96 | s | 1730 | A bill to declare that title to certain lands in the State of New Mexico are held in trust by the United States for the Ramah Band of the Navajo Tribe. | Native Americans | 1979-09-10 | 1980-08-29 | Public Law 96-333. | Senate | Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM] | NM | R | D000407 | 0 | Declares that title to specified lands in the State of New Mexico is held in trust by the United States for the Ramah Band of the Navajo Tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-1682 | 96 | s | 1682 | A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539) (25 U. S. C. 415), as amended, to authorize a ninety-nine year lease for the Moses Allotment No. 10, Chelan County, Washington. | Native Americans | 1979-08-03 | 1980-03-27 | Public Law 96-216. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 0 | Includes the Moses Allotment, Numbered 10, Chelan County, Washington, among those restricted Indian lands which may be leased by the Indian owners, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior and for specified purposes, for a lease term of up to 99 years. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-5108 | 96 | hr | 5108 | An act to provide for the removal of the names of certain Alaska Natives from the Alaska Native Roll and to allow their enrollment with the Metlakatla Indian Community. | Native Americans | 1979-08-02 | 1980-12-05 | Public Law 96-505. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Metlakatla Indian Community Enrollment Act of 1980 - Authorizes any member of the Metlakatla Indian Community to request the Secretary of the Interior to remove his name from the Alaska Native Roll established by the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Requires: (1) any present member of such Community to request such removal within two years of enactment of this Act; and (2) any Native who is not presently enrolled in the Community to make such request at the time of application for enrollment in the Community. Provides that minors have within two years after their 18th birthday to make either such request. Authorizes the cancellation of any stock issued by any Native Corporation pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act which is: (1) retained by any Native requesting removal from the Alaska Native Roll without liability to the Native or the corporation; and (2) owned by any member of the Metlakatla Indian Community and obtained in any manner, other than by gift or inheritance, without such liability. Provides that removal of names from the Roll under this Act shall not be construed as increasing or decreasing regional or village enrollments for purposes of land entitlements pursuant to the Alaska Claims Settlement Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-5036 | 96 | hr | 5036 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of land located in Colorado to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and to pay an amount to such tribe for economic development. | Native Americans | 1979-07-31 | 1980-06-06 | Vetoed by President, H. Doc. 96-324. | House | Rep. Kogovsek, Ray [D-CO-3] | CO | D | K000304 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe: (1) a specified parcel of land in Colorado; and (2) the mineral rights of another tract of land in Colorado. Declares that such conveyed land parcel shall not be considered Indian country for any purpose and shall be subject to State and local governmental jurisdiction and taxation. Directs the Secretary to pay to such tribe, for economic development of their lands, a specified sum authorized to be appropriated for such purpose. Declares that the enactment of this Act shall fully satisfy all claims against the United States by such tribe relating to the dispute over ownership of certain lands in New Mexico. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hjres-383 | 96 | hjres | 383 | A joint resolution to validate the effectiveness of certain plans for the use or distribution of funds appropriated to pay judgments awarded to Indian tribes or groups. | Native Americans | 1979-07-27 | 1979-09-20 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 2 | Validates certain plans for the use or distribution of funds appropriated to pay judgments awarded to specified Indian tribes or groups. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-4996 | 96 | hr | 4996 | An act to restore to the Shivwits, Kanosh, Koosharem, and Indian Peaks Bands of Paiute Indians of Utah, and with respect to the Cedar City Band of Paiute Indians of Utah, to restore or confirm, the Federal trust relationship, to restore to members of such Bands those Federal services and benefits furnished to American Indian tribes by reason of such trust relationship, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1979-07-27 | 1980-04-03 | Public Law 96-227. | House | Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2] | UT | R | M000143 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act - Restores the Federal trust relationship to the Indian tribe consisting of the Shivwits, Kanosh, Koosharem, Indian Peaks and Cedar City bands of Paiute Indians of Utah. Declares the members of the tribe are eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of any assistance requirement concerning the existence of or residence on a tribal reservation. Restores specified rights and privileges to the tribe, but does not restore any hunting, fishing, or trapping rights. Reopens the final membership list of such tribe. Sets forth criteria for individual membership in the tribe. Provides procedures for the election, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, of an interim tribal council, which shall govern the tribe until the adoption of permanent bylaws and a constitution. Provides for a tribal election, under the supervision of the Secretary and the interim council, for adoption of a constitution and bylaws establishing a permanent government and tribal membership rules. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept any real property owned by or held for the benefit of a member of the tribe if conveyed or transferred to the Secretary. Declares that such land shall be: (1) subject to all existing obligations; (2) taken by the United States in trust for the tribe and held as Indian lands; (3) exempt from all local, State, and Federal taxation; and (4) under the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the State of Utah. Requires the Secretary: (1) to develop, in consultation with the tribe, a plan for enlargement of the tribe's reservation; and (2) upon approval by tribal officials, to submit the plan to Congress. Directs the Secretary, when developing such plan, to consult with all State and local officials of areas which may be affected by the plan. Specifies a five-county area from which lands for the enlargement of the reservation will be accepted. Bars… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-5003 | 96 | hr | 5003 | A bill to declare that title to certain lands in the State of New Mexico are held in trust by the United States for the Ramah Band of the Navajo Tribe. | Native Americans | 1979-07-27 | 1980-08-19 | Measure laid on table in House (See S. 1730 as passed House for similar provisions). | House | Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] | NM | D | R000510 | 0 | Declares that title to specified lands in the State of New Mexico are held in trust by the United States for the Ramah Band of the Navajo Tribe. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-sjres-96 | 96 | sjres | 96 | A joint resolution authorizing the President to proclaim September 28, 1979, as "National Indian Day". | Native Americans | 1979-07-18 | 1979-07-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] | AZ | R | G000267 | 2 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate September 28, 1979, as "National Indian Day." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-s-1507 | 96 | s | 1507 | A bill relating to the settlement of certain claims and controversies involving the waters of the San Luis Rey River in San Diego County, California, and to other matters. | Native Americans | 1979-07-13 | 1979-07-13 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) purchase from the Escondido Mutual Water Company and the Vista Irrigation District certain facilities, lands, rights of way, interests in land, and water rights in and around the San Luis Rey River and Lake Henshaw, San Diego County, California, to be held in trust by the United States for the sole use and benefit of the La Jolla, Rincon, San Pasqual, Pauma, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians; and (2) to contract with an entity established by such Bands to provide for the operation and maintenance of such facilities and other interests. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer title to specified Government land underlying or adjacent to Lake Wohlford to the city of Escondido, California for as long as such land is devoted to recreational purposes. Directs the Secretary, in consultation and cooperation with such Bands, to: (1) adopt plans for irrigation systems for the Reservations of such Bands and construct such systems within five years; (2) devise and adopt an operating plan for the impoundment, release, diversion, and utilization of the waters and ground waters of the San Luis Rey River (with provisions for the sale and delivery to other entities of waters in excess of the needs of such Bands and for the use of such proceeds for facilities and maintenance irrigation systems construction); and (3) to adopt, in consultation with the California Division of Safety of Dams, plans for the rehabilitation of Henshaw Dam and water gathering facilities above such dam and to undertake construction to implement such plans. Directs the Attorney General of the United States to enter into and approve settlements for all damage claims in a specified Court of Claims case. Requires that such Bands: (1) upon payment of such settlements, waive all claims for damages and annual charges arising from the impoundment and diversion of the waters of the San Luis Rey River and the use of Indian lands for that purpose; and (2) upon purchases of aforementioned facilities, lands, rights of w… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-1479 | 96 | s | 1479 | A bill to make a technical amendment to Public Law 94-204 as amended by Public Law 94-456. | Native Americans | 1979-07-11 | 1979-08-01 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate. | Senate | Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] | AK | R | S000888 | 1 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources with amendment, S. Rept. 96-250) Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to further extend, by two years, the deadline for completion (by the Secretary of the Interior, the Administrator of the General Services Administration, and the Cook Inlet Regional Corporation) of the nomination of Federal lands or property for such Corporation in exchange for other Federal lands which such Corporation would otherwise receive out of the Cook Inlet Area. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 96-s-1464 | 96 | s | 1464 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians. | Native Americans | 1979-07-09 | 1980-10-11 | Vetoed by President. | Senate | Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN] | MN | R | B000647 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to acquire the interest of the fee title holders in specified lands for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians. Requires the cost of acquisition of such land to be the sum of: (1) the value of such land as determined by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on January 9, 1980; and (2) the amount of outstanding debts and obligations of a specified corporation attributable to the development of such land (not to exceed $240,000). Requires all development plans and other work products relating to such development of the land to be transferred to the Indian tribe. Directs that the cost of acquisition agreed to in such agreement shall be treated as if it were final judgment of the Court of Claims. Prohibits offsetting any judgment against the United States in favor of such tribe based on such acquisition cost. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-1466 | 96 | s | 1466 | A bill to provide for the distribution of certain funds appropriated to pay judgments in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma in Indian Claims Commission dockets 27-A and 241, 289, and 27-B and 338, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1979-07-09 | 1980-08-01 | Public Law 96-318. | Senate | Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] | KS | R | K000017 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare rolls of eligible persons and to distribute, on a per capita basis, funds appropriated to pay specified Indian Claims Commission judgments in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma and other members of the Delaware Tribe of Indians. Allocates a portion of such funds for the payment of legal expenses by the Kansas Delaware Tribe of Indians, Incorporated, and the Delawares of Idaho, Incorporated. Authorizes the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma to invest the remaining funds, after the per capita distribution, for tribal social and economic programming purposes. Directs the Secretary to prescribe regulations for the per capita distribution of shares to deceased individual beneficiaries, legal incompetents, and persons under 18 years of age. Provides that none of the funds to be distributed shall be subject to Federal or State income taxes or be considered as income or resources in determining eligibility for Federal, State, or local assistance programs. Directs the Secretary to promulgate rules and regulations governing enrollment procedures to effect this Act. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-4625 | 96 | hr | 4625 | Navajo and Hopi Settlement Amendments Act | Native Americans | 1979-06-26 | 1979-06-26 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] | NM | D | R000510 | 0 | Navajo and Hopi Settlement Amendments Act - Declares it to be: (1) the policy of the United States to oppose the forced relocation of Native Americans from their homeland; and (2) the purpose of this Act to stop the forced relocation of the Navajo and Hopi Indians and to reduce the expense of the Navajo and Hopi Settlement Act. Amends such Act to eliminate all provisions relating to the appointment of a Federal Mediator and tribal negotiating teams to agree on land settlement. Eliminates other provisions relating to: allotments in severalty to Paiute Indians now located on certain lands; a Navajo-Hopi Relocation Commission report on relocation; authorization of relocation; relocation housing payment of rental value by one tribe to another for post- partition use of lands; nonmandatory relocation of Federal employees; claims for damages to land; and the reduction of grazing livestock. Changes certain guidelines for the District Court for the District of Arizona in its final adjudication of the Navajo-Hopi land settlement case, Healing v. Jones. Directs the District Court to partition any lands in which the Navajo and Hopi tribes or Navajo or Hopi individuals have a joint or undivided interest to the tribe of which the customary user of such land is a member. Requires that the United States compensate the Navajo Tribe for certain lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe. Designates certain Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) offices to exercise jurisdiction over partitioned lands. Stipulates that tribal ordinances shall apply to land partitioned to such tribe. Vacates any judgment, order, or decree issued by the District Court upon referral and recommendations from the former negotiating teams and Mediator. Allows individuals or families relocated under such Act to return to the land they formerly occupied. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to provide all necessary assistance for such return. | 2025-09-02T13:53:35Z | |
| 96-hr-4593 | 96 | hr | 4593 | A bill to amend the Act of December 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 1712), and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1979-06-22 | 1979-06-22 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Directs the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission to grant life estates to certain lands to Navajo and Hopi individuals and their spouses whom the Commission determines to be eligible applicants according to specified criteria, in order to avoid relocation of such individuals, their spouses, and dependents. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to receive, consider, and pay claims from the Navajo Hopi tribes for compensation for such life estates. Requires that such payments be in lieu of certain rental payments for lands covered by such claims. Directs the Secretary to compensate heads of households receiving such life tenures in land for the fair market value of the habitation and other improvements owned by such heads of households within the areas from which they, but for such tenure, were required to relocate. Requires that such compensation be paid to the estate of such heads of households, in lieu of certain other payments. Requires that such eligible applicants and their spouses and dependents be subject to the jurisdiction of the tribe on whose reservation they reside, except that the land laws of the one tribe shall not apply to members of the other tribe. Directs the Secretary to promulgate regulations: (1) prohibiting persons other than applicants, spouses, and dependents from residing on the land covered by such life estates, except to care for cases of illness or disability; and (2) granting access rights to such lands. Directs the Secretary to assure that individuals subject to relocation are not deprived of benefits or services or protection of rights and property. Authorizes the Secretary to assist such applicants to feed and maintain their livestock. Authorizes the Commission to purchase, with appropriated funds, but not by condemnation, up to 250,000 acres to relocate members of the Navajo Tribe. Directs the Secretary to pay local real property taxes on such lands if they become part of the Navajo Reservation. Directs the Commission to provide certain relocation assistance and housin… | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-4418 | 96 | hr | 4418 | A bill to provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes and to be considered to be a part of the Moapa Indian Reservation. | Native Americans | 1979-06-11 | 1979-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Santini, James D. [D-NV-98] | NV | D | S000058 | 0 | Adds specified lands to the Moapa Indian Reservation, Moapa, Nevada, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Moapa Band of Paiutes. Allows restricted lands (whether tribally or individually owned) of such Band to be leased, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, by the Indian owners for a term of 99 years or less. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-1273 | 96 | s | 1273 | Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act | Native Americans | 1979-06-05 | 1979-12-19 | Measure passed Senate, amended. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Restoration Act - Restores the Federal trust relationship to the Indian tribe consisting of the Shivwits, Kanosh, Koosharem, Indian Peaks and Cedar City bands of Paiute Indians of Utah. Declares the members of the tribe are eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of any assistance requirement concerning the existence of or residence on a tribal reservation. Restores specified rights and privileges to the tribe, but does not restore any hunting, fishing, or trapping rights. Reopens the final membership list of such tribe. Sets forth criteria for individual membership in the tribe. Provides procedures for the election, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, of an interim tribal council, which shall govern the tribe until the adoption of permanent bylaws and a constitution. Provides for a tribal election, under the supervision of the Secretary and the interim council, for adoption of a constitution and bylaws establishing a permanent government and tribal membership rules. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept any real property owned by or held for the benefit of a member of the tribe if conveyed or transferred to the Secretary. Declares that such land shall be: (1) subject to all existing obligations; (2) taken by the United States in trust for the tribe and held as Indian lands; (3) exempt from all local, State, and Federal taxation; and (4) under the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the State of Utah. Requires the Secretary: (1) to develop, in consultation with the tribe, a plan for enlargement of the tribe's reservation; and (2) upon approval by tribal officials, to submit the plan to Congress. States that such plan shall become effective unless either House of Congress adopts a resolution disapproving it within 120 days after it is submitted. Directs the Secretary when developing such plan to consult with all State and local officials of … | 2025-09-02T13:56:13Z | |
| 96-hr-4300 | 96 | hr | 4300 | A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Regional Corporation. | Native Americans | 1979-06-04 | 1979-06-04 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 2 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to create the Thirteenth Regional Corporation Land Commission to select for conveyance to the Thirteenth Regional Corporation not more than 2,345,000 and not less than 1,000,000 acres of public lands within the State of Alaska. Sets forth the criteria for such selection. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to patent to such Corporation the surface and subsurface estate of such lands. Requires that such lands be subject to public easements in a specified manner. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-1181 | 96 | s | 1181 | Tribal-State Compact Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1979-05-21 | 1980-06-03 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 6 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Tribal-State Compact Act of 1980 - =Title I: Authorization of Compacts and Agreements= - Authorizes the States and the Indian tribes, excluding any Alaskan Native Village, to enter into revocable compacts on matters relating to: (1) the enforcement or application of civil, criminal, and regulatory laws of each within their respective jurisdictions; (2) the allocation or determination of governmental responsibility of States and tribes over specified subject matters or specified geographical areas, or both, including compacts providing for concurrent jurisdiction between the States and the tribes; and (3) transfer of jurisdiction of individual cases from tribal courts to State courts or State courts to tribal courts in accordance with procedures established by the laws of the tribes and States. Stipulates that nothing in this Act restricts the United States, States and Indian tribes from entering into negotiations with respect to property settlements. Allows the United States, upon agreement of the parties and the Secretary of the Interior, to provide 100 percent of the costs for personnel or administrative expenses in any agreement or compact between an Indian tribe and a State under this Act. Sets forth criteria which the Secretary may consider in determining the amount of Federal assistance. Authorizes appropriations not exceeding $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1981 and such sums as may be necessary thereafter to carry out the compacts entered into in accordance with this title. =Title II: Planning and Monitoring Boards= - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to encourage the tribes and the States to establish councils, committees, boards, or task forces between the States and individual tribes, or on a statewide or regional basis, to discuss jurisdictional questions which exist between the parties, and to provide Federal representatives to such discussions as may be useful. =Title III: Judicial Enforcement= - Grants to district courts original jurisdiction of civil act… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-4124 | 96 | hr | 4124 | A bill to provide for the United States to hold in trust for the Tule River Indian Tribe certain public domain lands formerly removed from the Tule River Indian Reservation. | Native Americans | 1979-05-16 | 1980-08-18 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 1998 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-18] | CA | R | T000188 | 0 | (Measure passed House, amended) Declares that: (1) the United States holds in trust for the Tule River Indian Tribe certain public lands administered by the Forest Service; and (2) such lands are again a part of the Tule River Indian Reservation. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to determine the location and the manner of use of right-of-way through specified lands. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to publish descriptions of lands transferred and Reservation boundaries changed pursuant to this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-s-1135 | 96 | s | 1135 | An act to provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiute and to be considered to be part of the Moapa Indian Reservation. | Native Americans | 1979-05-15 | 1980-12-02 | Public Law 96-491. | Senate | Sen. Cannon, Howard W. [D-NV] | NV | D | C000120 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H. R. 5584) Adds specified lands to the Moapa Indian Reservation, Moapa, Nevada, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit and use of the Moapa Band of Paiutes. Declares that such lands are subject to a right-of-way which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior and that all payments of fees for the use of such right-of-way shall be made for the benefit of the Moapa Band of Paiutes. States that nothing in this Act shall deprive any person or entity of any valid existing right-of-way, mining claim, grazing permit, or water right, including any water rights with respect to the Muddy River as decreed by an order of the district court of the State of Nevada on March 12, 1920. Reserves to the United States all minerals on such transferred lands which are subject to the Mineral Leasing Act and the right to enter upon such lands and remove such minerals. Allows restricted lands (whether tribally or individually owned) of such Band to be leased, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, by the Indian owners for a term of 99 years or less. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 96-hr-3979 | 96 | hr | 3979 | An act to repeal and amend certain laws regulating trade between Indians and certain Federal employees. | Native Americans | 1979-05-07 | 1980-06-17 | Public Law 96-277. | House | Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] | NM | D | R000510 | 0 | (House agreed to certain Senate amendment with an amendment) Amends existing provisions of Federal law which prohibit the trading or contracting by Federal employees with Indians to prohibit only such trading or contracting, excluding actions on behalf of the United States, by officers, agents, or employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or the Indian Health Service (IHS). Authorizes the President to prescribe rules under which a BIA or IHS officer, agent, or employee may purchase from or sell to an Indian any service or any real or personal property. Prohibits the purchase or sale by any such officer, agent, or employee of real or personal property for the purpose of commercially selling, reselling, trading, or bartering such property. Declares that such regulations shall not permit such an employee: (1) to have any interest in a transaction involving property or funds which are either held in trust by the United States for Indians or connected with a BIA or IHS grant or contract, unless the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, or such Secretary's designee, approves such transaction; or (2) to acquire any trust lands or property subject to restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, unless such acquisition is authorized by law. Provides that such designee may not be a relative of such employee, and must be employed at the Washington, D.C. central office at a higher grade level, than any such employee employed at a regional BIA or IHS office. Permits the Secretary of the Interior to ratify any transaction, other than one involving the sale of trust or restricted property, occurring before the effective date of this Act if such transaction would be legal under this Act. Declares that this Act shall take effect 60 days after its enactment. Specifies and describes a tract of land in Washington to be held by the Secretary for the Wa-He-Lute Indian school for its use as an Indian school and community center. Provides that title to such land… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-s-1077 | 96 | s | 1077 | Navajo and Hopi Relocation Amendments Act | Native Americans | 1979-05-07 | 1979-05-07 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Goldwater, Barry [R-AZ] | AZ | R | G000267 | 0 | Navajo and Hopi Relocation Amendments Act - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission, to provide (in order to facilitate the resettlement of certain members of the Navajo and Hopi tribes): (1) public works grants to communities for additional municipal improvements; and (2) planning assistance to tribes and communities in which relocatees have had an impact. Directs the Secretary to purchase up to an additional 25,000 acres of land, contiguous to the Navajo Reservation, if possible, for assignment by the Commission as residential lands for relocatees, in lots of up to five acres per family. Authorizes the Commission to establish communities thereon to be eligible for certain benefits under this Act. Requires that: (1) all federally-instituted projects relating to fencing, conservation, range restoration, or reclamation on partitioned lands be eligible for contracting by either tribe under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; and (2) projects not so constructed provide employment preference for members of the tribes. Directs the Commission, if the tribes negotiate and agree on an exchange of reservation lands, to provide 125 percent of housing and land rental benefits to members of either tribe living on land to be exchanged to the other tribe. Conditions such additional benefits on the majority of adult tribe members eligible to relocate from exchanged lands signing a contract to relocate within one year of the agreement. Grants such benefits only to those who relocate within such year. Subjects appointments to fill vacancies on the Commission to the approval of the tribal councils of the respective tribes. Requires the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to designate a member of that service to fill such vacancy if the tribes cannot agree within 30 days. Directs the Commission to employ its own independent counsel. Defines the jurisdiction of specified Bureau of Indian Affairs offices and the a… | 2025-09-02T13:56:07Z | |
| 96-hr-3929 | 96 | hr | 3929 | A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to require that the United States reimburse defendants for the costs incurred in the defense against any civil action filed by the United States on behalf of any Indian or Indian tribe. | Native Americans | 1979-05-03 | 1979-05-03 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Marlenee, Ron [R-MT-2] | MT | R | M000139 | 2 | Requires in any civil action brought on behalf of any Indian or Indian tribe by the United States that a judgment for costs (including attorneys' fees) be taxed against the United States. | 2021-06-14T19:29:46Z | |
| 96-hr-3866 | 96 | hr | 3866 | A bill to provide for the distribution of certain funds appropriated to pay judgments in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma in Indian Claims Commission dockets 27-A and 241, 289, and 27-B and 338, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1979-05-01 | 1979-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Winn, Larry, Jr. [R-KS-3] | KS | R | W000636 | 3 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to prepare certain rolls of specified eligible persons and to distribute, on a per capita basis, specified funds appropriated to pay certain Indian Claims Commission judgments in favor of the Delaware Tribe of Indians and the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma. Allocates a portion of such funds for the payment of certain legal expenses by the Kansas Delaware Tribe of Indians, Incorporated, and the Delawares of Idaho, Incorporated. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe rules and regulations to implement this Act. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-3814 | 96 | hr | 3814 | Navajo and Hopi Relocation Amendments Act | Native Americans | 1979-04-30 | 1979-04-30 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Navajo and Hopi Relocation Amendments Act - Requires that certain benefits be provided to Navajo and Hopi Indians to facilitate the resettlement of individuals. Directs the Navajo and Hopi Relocation Commission to administer such benefits, including: (1) public works grants to communities for additional municipal improvements; (2) planning assistance to tribes and communities in which relocatees have had an impact; (3) grants for education and law enforcement; (4) loans for housing, industrial development, and small businesses; (5) a high school for Hopi students; and (6) planning money for a comprehensive Hopi Medical Center. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to purchase up to an additional 25,000 acres of land, contiguous to the Navajo Reservation, if possible, for assignment by the Commission as residential lands for relocatees, in lots of up to five acres per family. Authorizes the Commission to establish communities thereon to be eligible for certain benefits under this Act. Requires that: (1) all federally-instituted projects relating to fencing, conservation, range restoration, or reclamation on partitioned lands be eligible for contracting by either tribe under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act; and (2) projects not so contracted provide employment preference for members of the tribes. Directs the Commission, if the tribes negotiate and agree on an exchange of reservation lands, to provide 125 percent of housing and land rental benefits to members of either tribe living on land to be exchanged to the other tribe. Conditions such additional benefits on the majority of adult tribe members eligible to relocate from exchanged lands signing a contract to relocate within one year of the agreement. Grants such benefits only to those who relocate within such year. Subjects appointments to fill vacancies on the Commission to the approval of the tribal councils of the respective tribes. Requires the director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to designate a member of… | 2025-09-02T13:53:12Z | |
| 96-s-1016 | 96 | s | 1016 | A bill to provide a program for an "Operation Bootstrap" for the American Indian in order to create meaningful jobs and to improve conditions among Indians and non-Indians on reservations and in other communities, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1979-04-25 | 1979-04-25 | Referred to Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 0 | Authorizes Indian tribes to adopt, by majority vote, a constitution and bylaws, and provides that, upon adoption of such constitution and bylaws, a tribe shall be a corporate body with certain enumerated powers. States that such a tribe has the authority to acquire and dispose of real and personal property without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. Provides that the tribe shall waive any claim against the United States arising out of such transactions, but states that the status of other claims against the United States shall not be affected by this Act. Continues all lawful debts of the tribe. Authorizes Indian Tribes to: (1) use tribal money to attract new and retain other private industries which will employ at least 50 people on the reservation; (2) contract with private industry and with Federal, State and local governments; and (3) extend to private industry a waiver of tribal taxes for 15 years. Gives the Secretary a veto power over any per capita distribution of the tribe, but requires him to give reasons for such a veto. States that any person who establishes a new or retains a qualified private industry on a reservation occupied by a tribe shall qualify for the tax incentives provided by this Act if that person employs a work force one-half of which are Indians. Provides that a qualified person shall be exempt from taxation upon income attributable to the operation of a qualified private industry for a period of ten years after setting up that industry. States that the basis of the property acquired as a capital investment shall be either the fair market value of that property after the tenth year of operation or its cost, whichever is higher. Allows the depreciation deduction to be computed at a rate of 20 percent after the tenth year for such property. Grants a tax deduction to such a qualified person for every Indian who received welfare before becoming employed by him, in the amount of 15 times the amount of the welfare payment received by the Indian immediately before employment. Po… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-3661 | 96 | hr | 3661 | A bill to increase the authorization of appropriations under the Act of December 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 1712). | Native Americans | 1979-04-23 | 1979-07-30 | Public Law 96-40. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 0 | Increases from $500,000 to $1,000,000 the authorized annual appropriation for expenses of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-3497 | 96 | hr | 3497 | A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians. | Native Americans | 1979-04-05 | 1979-04-05 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-6] | MN | D | N000127 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified additional lands for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-3274 | 96 | hr | 3274 | Catawba Settlement Act | Native Americans | 1979-03-27 | 1979-03-27 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5] | SC | D | H000719 | 5 | Catawba Settlement Act - Entitles the Catawba Indian Tribe to compensation in exchange for its release and relinquishment of certain land claims in South Carolina. Establishes in the Treasury a settlement fund for such compensation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a utilization plan for such fund. Prohibits utilization or distribution of funds until such Tribe approves such plan and the State of South Carolina makes an appropriate contribution. | 2025-09-02T13:52:55Z | |
| 96-s-751 | 96 | s | 751 | Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments Act of 1980 | Native Americans | 1979-03-26 | 1980-07-08 | Public Law 96-305. | Senate | Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ] | AZ | D | D000185 | 0 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-1094) Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Amendments Act of 1980 - Repeals the authority of the President to establish an interagency committee to assist the Mediator of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in settlement of land disputes between the Navajo and Hopi Indian tribes. Authorizes either tribe, through its tribal council chairman, to proceed with litigation as part of, or supplementary to, the duties of the Mediator pursuant to relocation of members of either tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to: (1) protect the rights of persons subject to relocation as a result of partition; and (2) assure that such individuals are not deprived of any benefits or services. Requires that lands partitioned to a tribe be subject to the laws and jurisdiction of that tribe. Permits development of specified lands involved in litigation only upon the written consent of each tribe. Authorizes and directs the Secretary, for the purposes of relocation, to transfer not more than 250,000 acres of land under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management to the Navajo Tribe and to accept title to not more than 150,000 acres of land purchased by such tribe. Directs that all such lands be within 18 miles of the present boundary of the Navajo reservation, and be selected by the Navajo tribe for the first three years after enactment of this Act. Provides a schedule for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Commission to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the progress of the land transfer program. Directs that payments being made to any State or local government on lands transferred under this Act shall continue to be made as if such transfer had not occurred. Prohibits the Secretary from accepting title to any lands acquired by the Navajo tribe unless fee title to both surface and subsurface has been acquired or the owner of the subsurface consents to acceptance of surface interest in trust by the Secretary. Directs the Commission to report to… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-2993 | 96 | hr | 2993 | A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to provide an exemption from taxes with respect to the settlement lands and amounts received by the State Corporation, and to provide a deferral of capital gains with respect to the sale of settlement lands. | Native Americans | 1979-03-15 | 1979-03-15 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2] | RI | D | B000279 | 1 | Amends the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to provide: (1) an exemption from taxes with respect to specified settlement lands and amounts received by a certain State Corporation; and (2) a deferral of capital gains with respect to specified sales or dispositions of private settlement lands. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 96-s-687 | 96 | s | 687 | A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to provide an exemption from taxes with respect to the settlement lands and amounts received by the State Corporation, and to provide a deferral of capital gains with respect to the sale of settlement lands. | Native Americans | 1979-03-15 | 1979-03-15 | Referred to Senate Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 1 | Amends the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to provide: (1) an exemption from taxes with respect to specified settlement lands and amounts received by a certain State Corporation; and (2) a deferral of capital gains with respect to specified sales or dispositions of private settlement lands. | 2025-01-03T20:54:05Z | |
| 96-s-668 | 96 | s | 668 | A bill to permit the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians to file with the United States Court of Claims any claim such band could have filed with the Indian Claims Commission under the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049). | Native Americans | 1979-03-14 | 1980-05-26 | Public Law 96-251. | Senate | Sen. Hatfield, Mark O. [R-OR] | OR | R | H000343 | 1 | (Measure passed Senate, amended) Grants the Court of Claims jurisdiction to consider any claim filed by the Cow Creek Bank of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians of Oregon within five years after enactment respecting any matter for which a claim could have been filed by such band with the Indian Claims Commission, notwithstanding the time limitations on such claims. Authorizes the Court to award costs of suit and attorneys' fees to the prevailing party, other than the United States, in any action under this Act. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 96-hr-2822 | 96 | hr | 2822 | A bill to permit the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians to file with the United States Court of Claims any claim such band could have filed with the Indian Claims Commission under the Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049). | Native Americans | 1979-03-13 | 1979-03-13 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4] | OR | D | W000227 | 0 | Grants the Court of Claims jurisdiction to consider any claim filed by the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians of Oregon within five years after the enactment of this Act respecting any matter for which a claim could have been filed by such band with the Indian Claims Commission, notwithstanding the time limitations on such claims. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hjres-246 | 96 | hjres | 246 | A joint resolution relating to the regulation by the States of certain Indian hunting and fishing rights. | Native Americans | 1979-03-08 | 1979-03-08 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 4 | Declares that any State may enact and enforce laws of a purely regulatory nature concerning the time and manner of hunting and fishing outside or on an Indian reservation when such laws are: (1) for the purpose of conservation and (2) equally applicable to Indians and all other citizens without distinction. Declares that such State legislation is in accordance with and in furtherance of and not in derogation of any treaty with American Indians that secures to them the right to hunt and fish at on or off reservation locations, in common with other citizens. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-2738 | 96 | hr | 2738 | A bill to provide for State regulation of hunting and fishing rights by the Ottawa, Chippewa, Pottawatamie and Menominee Indians of Michigan by terminating any hunting or fishing rights or otherwise gathering the fruits of the land such Indians may have under treaties with the United States. | Native Americans | 1979-03-08 | 1979-03-08 | Referred to House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. | House | Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11] | MI | R | D000131 | 3 | Terminates any hunting or fishing rights which the Ottawa, Chippewa, Pottawatamie, or Menominee Indians of Michigan may have under treaties with the United States. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to pay to each such tribe an amount adequate to compensate such tribe for the loss of such rights if it is proven that: (1) such right exists; and (2) such loss results directly in a visible loss of revenues to said Indians. Directs the State of Michigan to determine the amount of such lost revenue. Grants the State of Michigan the right to enact and enforce laws pertaining to the conservation of wildlife and game as they relate to members of Indian tribes on or off reservation lands. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-2674 | 96 | hr | 2674 | A bill pertaining to the inheritance of trust or restricted land on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, North Dakota and South Dakota. | Native Americans | 1979-03-07 | 1979-03-07 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Abdnor, James [R-SD-2] | SD | R | A000009 | 0 | Establishes a law governing the devise or descent of any interest in trust or restricted land on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota. Establishes an order of succession for those interests not devised by an approved will. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-2701 | 96 | hr | 2701 | A bill to establish an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by the Department of the Interior in its decision to acknowledge the existence of certain Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1979-03-07 | 1979-03-07 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Rose, Charlie [D-NC-7] | NC | D | R000436 | 0 | Establishes an administrative procedure and guidelines to be followed by a newly created special investigative office of the Department of the Interior in determining whether or not Indian tribes shall be granted Federal recognition. Requires the office to contact all known Indian tribal groups whose existence has not been previously acknowledged by the Department and inform them of their right to petition for an acknowledgement of tribal existence. Requires specified actions on any such petitions within detailed time limits. Provides that the office be headed by a director appointed by the Secretary of the Interior. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 96-hr-2578 | 96 | hr | 2578 | Indian Resource Development Institutes Act | Native Americans | 1979-03-01 | 1979-03-01 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] | NM | D | R000510 | 0 | Indian Resource Development Institutes Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical, financial, and other assistance to States which have established Indian Resource Development Institutes as units of land grant colleges, universities, or other designated institutions. Requires that such Institutes provide: (1) research, educational, and service programs to effectively utilize natural resources and related industrial and business activities on Indian lands; and (2) educational and training programs to help Indians to efficiently utilize their natural resources. Requires a specified minimum one-to-four ratio of State matching funds to such Federal grants for such Institutes. Requires that at least 25 percent of all Federal and State moneys for any fiscal year for the purposes of such Institute shall be allocated and used for research. | 2025-09-02T13:52:41Z |
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