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A. Legislation Enacted
1. P.L. 104-5 (S. 377). To amend a provision of part A of Title IX of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965, relating to Indian education, to provide a technical
amendment, and for other purposes.
2. P.L. 104-15 (S. 349). To reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing
Program (S. Rept. 104-29).
3. P.L. 104-16 (S. 441). To reauthorize appropriations for certain programs under the Indian
Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, and for other purposes (S. Rept. 104-53).
4. P.L. 104-91 (H.R. 1358). To require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on
Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
5. P.L. 104-102 (S. 1341). To provide for the transfer of certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes (S. Rept. 104-174).
6. P.L. 104-109 (H.R. 2726). To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to native
Americans, and for other purposes.
7. P.L. 104-133 (H.R. 3034). To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education
Assistance Act to extend for 2 months the authority for promulgating regulations under the act.
8. P.L. 104-178 (H.R. 3215). To amend Title 18, United States Code, to repeal the provision
relating to Federal employees contracting or trading with Indians.
9. P.L. 104-188 (H.R. 3448). To provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs, to create
opportunities, to increase the take home pay of workers, and for other purposes.
10. P.L. 104-211 (H.R. 2464). To amend P.L. 103-93 to provide additional lands within the
State of Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes (S. Rept. 104-348).
11. P.L. 104-223 (H.R. 2512). To provide for certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.
12. P.L. 104-233 (S. 1834). To reauthorize the Indian Environmental General Assistance
Program Act of 1992, and for other purposes (S. Rept. 104-338).
13. P.L. 104-261 (H.R. 3068). To accept the request of the Prairie Island Indian Community to
revoke their charter of incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization Act (S. Rept. 104-361).
14. P.L. 104-270 (H.R. 3973). To provide for a study of the recommendations of the Joint
Federal-State Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives.
15. P.L. 104-278 (S. 1970). To amend the National Museum of the American Indian Act to
make improvements in the Act, and for other purposes (S. Rept. 104-350).
16. P.L. 104-301 (S. 1973). To provide for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi land dispute, and
for other purposes (S. Rept. 104-363).
17. P.L. 104-313 (H.R. 3378). To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the
demonstration program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors.
18. P.L. 104-330 (H.R. 3219). To provide Federal assistance for Indian tribes in a manner that
recognizes the right of tribal self-governance, and for other purposes.
B. Legislation Enacted into Law as Part of Another Measure
1. S. 199 (S. Rept. 104-349). To repeal certain provisions of law relating to trading with
Indians; incorporated into H.R. 3215 and enacted as P.L. 104-178.
2. S. 325 (S. Rept. 104-150). To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native
Americans, and for other purposes; incorporated into H.R. 2726 and enacted as P.L. 104-109.
3. S. 1264 (S. Rept. 104-362). To provide for certain benefits of the Missouri River Basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes; related to H.R. 2512 and
enacted as P.L. 104-223.
4. S. 1304. To provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments under Section 403 (b) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; incorporated into H.R. 3448 and enacted as P.L. 104-188.
5. S. 1313. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit Indian tribal governments to
maintain Section 401(k) plans for their employees; incorporated into H.R. 3448 and enacted as
P.L. 104-188.
6. S. 1431. To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for
other purposes; incorporated into H.R. 1358 and enacted as P.L. 104-91 and H.R. 3068 and
enacted as P.L. 104-261.
7. S. 1608. To extend the applicability of certain regulatory authority under the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and for other purposes; related to H.R. 3034
and enacted as P.L. 104-133.
8. S. 1766. To amend the Utah School and Lands Improvement Act of 1993 to provide for lands
for the Goshute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; related to H.R. 2464 and enacted as
P.L. 104-211.
9. S. 1869 (S. Rept. 104-346). To make certain technical corrections in the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act, and for other purposes; incorporated into H.R. 3378 and enacted as P.L. 104-313.
10. S. 2068. To provide for a study of the recommendations of the Joint Federal-State
Commission on Policies and Programs Affecting Alaska Natives, and for other provisions;
related to H.R. 3973 and enacted as P.L. 104-270.
11. H.R. 2406. To repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the Public Housing
Program and the program for rental housing assistance for low-income families, and increase
community control over such programs, and for other purposes; related to H.R. 3219 and enacted
as P.L. 104-330.
C. Legislation Passed Senate
1. S. 510 (S. Rept. 104-28). To extend the authorization for certain programs under the Native
American Programs Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
2. S. 1962 (S. Rept. 104-335). To amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), and for
other purposes.
3. S. 1972 (S. Rept. 104-355). To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to improve the
provisions relating to Indians, and for other purposes.
4. S. 1983 (S. Rept. 104-356). To amend the Native American Graves Protection and
Repatriation Act to provide for Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.
5. S.Res. 40. To authorize expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
6. S.Res. 116. To recognize and commend the Lakota and Dakota Code Talkers.
7. S.Res. 191. To designate the month of November 1995 as "National American Indian
Heritage Month."
8. S.Res. 302. To authorize the production of records by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
D. Legislation Reported by Committee
1. S. 487 (S. Rept. 104-241). To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), and for
other purposes.
2. S. 814 (S. Rept. 104-227). To provide for the reorganization of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA).
3. S. 1159. To establish an American Indian Policy Information Center, and for other purposes.
4. S. 1893 (S. Rept. 104-360). To provide for the settlement of issues and claims related to the
trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.
5. S. 2090. To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the State of California to the Hoopa
Valley Tribe.
6. H.R. 2710. To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the State of California to the
Hoopa Valley Tribe.
7. H.R. 3286 (S. Rept. 104-288). To help families defray adoption costs, and to promote the
adoption of minority children.
8. H.R. 3640. To provide for the settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the
Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.
9. H.R. 3642. To provide for the transfer of public lands to certain California Indian Tribes.
10. H.R. 3804. To remove the restriction on the distribution of certain revenues from the
Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
E. Legislation Referred to Committee
1. S. 286. To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to grant State status to Indian tribes for
purposes of the enforcement of such Act, and for other purposes.
2. S. 292. To provide Federal recognition of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians of Alabama.
3. S. 311. To elevate the position of Director of Indian Health Service to Assistant Secretary of
Health and Human Services, to provide for the organizational independence of the Indian Health
Service within the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
4. S. 312. To provide for an Assistant Administrator for Indian Lands in the Environmental
Protection Agency, and for other purposes.
5. S. 346. To establish in the Department of the Interior the Office of Indian Women and
Families, and for other purposes.
6. S. 382. To establish a Wounded Knee National Tribal Park, and for other purposes.
7. S. 436. To improve the economic conditions and supply of housing in Native American
communities by creating the Native American Financial Services Organization (NAFSO), and for
other purposes.
8. S. 479. To provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain
Indian groups, and for other purposes.
9. S. 560. To amend Section 6901 of Title 31, United States Code, to entitle units of general
local government to payments in lieu of taxes for nontaxable Indian land.
10. S. 764. To amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) to require that
determinations concerning the status of a child as an Indian child be prospective to the child's
date of birth, and that determinations of membership status in an Indian tribe be based on the
minority status of a member or written consent of an initial member over the age of 18, and for
other purposes.
11. S. 952. To prohibit the taking of certain lands by the United States in trust for economically
self-sufficient Indian tribes for commercial and gaming purposes, and for other purposes.
12. S. 1182. Entitled the "Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act of 1995."
13. S. 1186. To provide for the transfer of operation and maintenance of the Flathead Irrigation
and Power Project, and for other purposes.
14. S. 1485. To require the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on Indian tribal school
construction funds to certain committees of Congress, and for other purposes.
15. S. 1608. To extend the applicability of certain regulatory authority under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, and for other purposes.
16. S. 2111. To amend the Act commonly known as the "Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act of
1974," and for other purposes.
17. S. 2117. To enhance the administrative authority of the president of Haskell Indian Nations
University, and for other purposes.
18. S. 2162. To provide for the disposition of certain funds appropriated to pay judgment in
favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians, and for other purposes.
19. S. 2189. To enhance the administrative authority of the president of the Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute.
F. Other Legislation Not Referred to Committee
1. S. 1. To curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local
governments; to strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and
tribal governments; to end the imposition, in local, and tribal governments without adequate
funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that
the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, and for other purposes, P.L. 104-4.
2. S. 97. To amend the Job Training Partnership Act to provide authority for the construction of
vocational education and job training centers for Native Hawaiians and Native American
Samoans, and for other purposes.
3. S. 113. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Indian tribes to receive
charitable contributions of inventory.
4. S. 166. To transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico.
5. S. 187 (S. Rept. 104-159). To provide for the safety of journeymen boxers, and for other
purposes; related to H.R. 4167 and enacted as P.L. 104-272.
6. S. 285. To grant authority to provide social services block grants directly to Indian tribes, and
for other purposes.
7. S. 641. To reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for other purposes, P.L. 104-146.
8. S. 1303. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for Indian
Investment and employment, and for other purposes.
9. S. 1305. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat for unemployment
compensation purposes Indian tribal government the same as State or local units of government
or nonprofit organizations.
10. S. 1306. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by Indian tribal governments, and for other purposes.
11. S. 1307. To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from income taxation
income derived by a member of an Indian tribe directly or through a qualified Indian entity
derived from natural resources activities.
12. S. 1342. To amend Title 38, U.S.C., to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make
loans to refinance loans made to veterans under the Native American Veterans Direct Loan
Program.
13. S. 1361. To provide for the repurchase of land acquired by the United States from Native
American organizations, and for other purposes.
14. S. 2102. To nullify the Supplemental Treaty Between the United States of America and the
Confederated Tribes and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865.
15. S.Res. 311. To designate the month of November 1996 as "National American Indian
Heritage Month."