LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

United States Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs
107th Congress

Updated January 8th, 2003
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Bills Referred To The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

Bill number and description Latest Major Action
S.Res.46 (Campbell) An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. 3/7/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions.
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs ordered to be reported an original measure.
S.Res.321 (Campbell) A resolution commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Founding of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC). 11/20/2002 Passed/agreed to in Senate
Latest Status: 11/20/2002 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
S.81 (Akaka) A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians, to provide a process for the reorganization of a Native Hawaiian government and the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian government, and for other purposes. 1/22/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S339-342)
S.87 (Inouye) A bill to amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend such Act. 8/28/2001 Senate preparation for floor.
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
S.91 (Inouye) A bill to amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the support of Native American Language Survival Schools, and for other purposes. 7/24/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions.
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
S.210 (Campbell) A bill to authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by Indian tribal governments, and for other purposes. 9/24/2002 Referred to House subcommittee
Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.
S.211 (Campbell) A bill to amend the Education Amendments of 1978 and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 to improve education for Indians, Native Hawaiians, and Alaskan Natives. Was enacted as part of Public Law No: 107-110, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
S.212 (Campbell) A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend such Act. 1/30/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S735-773)
S.214 (McCain) A bill to elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes. 6/24/2002 Senate preparation for floor.
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
S.243 (Johnson) A bill to provide for the issuance of bonds to provide funding for the construction of schools of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior, and for other purposes. 2/1/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1019-1021)
S.266 (Smith) A bill regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. 7/24/2001 Senate committee/subcommittee actions.
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 107-101.
S.340 (Daschle) A bill to recruit and retain more qualified individuals to teach in ribal Colleges or Universities. 2/15/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1466)
S.343 (Campbell) A bill to establish a demonstration project to authorize the integration and coordination of Federal funding dedicated to the community, business, and economic development of Native American communities. 11/4/2002 Senate preparation for floor
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 741.
S.344 (Campbell) A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to make certain amendments with respect to Indian tribes. 2/15/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1474-1475)
S.434 (Daschle) A bill to provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands. 10/1/2002 Passed/agreed to in House.
Latest Status: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 357 - 37 (Roll no. 424).
S.493 (Daschle) A bill to provide for the establishment of a Sioux Nation Economic Development Council. 3/8/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2077-2078)
S.502 (Campbell) A bill to provide for periodic Indian needs assessments, to require Federal Indian program evaluations, and for other purposes. 3/9/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2119)
S.504 (Campbell) A bill for administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes. 3/9/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2121-2126)
S.533 (Durbin) A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois. 3/14/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
S.535 (Bingaman) A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that Indian women with breast or cervical cancer who are eligible for health services provided under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization are included in the optional medicaid eligibility category of breast or cervical cancer patients added by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000. 3/14/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2319)
S.746 (Akaka) A bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and for other purposes. 9/21/2001 Senate preparation for floor.
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.
S.761 (Baucus) A bill to provide loans for the improvement of telecommunications services on Indian reservations. 4/24/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
S.832 (Campbell) A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other purposes. 5/3/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4268-4269)
S.934 (Burns) A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to construct the Rocky Boy's North Central Montana Regional Water System in the State of Montana, to offer to enter into an agreement with the Chippewa Cree Tribe to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain and replace the Rocky Boy's Rural Water System, and to provide assistance to the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the noncore system, and for other purposes. 7/31/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions.
Latest Status: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power. Hearings held.
S.958 (Reid) A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, 326-K, and for other purposes. 11/14/2002 Referred to House committee
Latest Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
S.1210 (Campbell) A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. 11/13/2002 Became Public Law No: 107-292
S.1308 (Murray) A bill to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Quinault Indian Nation under United States Claims Court Dockets 772-72, 773-71, and 775-71, and for other purposes. 9/19/2002 Referred to House committee
Latest Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
S.1321 (Inhofe) A bill to authorize the construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 4/9/2002 House preparation for floor.
Latest Status: Held at the desk
S.1340 (Campbell) A bill to amend the Indian Land Consolidation Act to provide for probate reform with respect to trust or restricted lands. 11/22/2002 Referred to House committee
Latest Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
S.1344 (Campbell) A bill to provide training and technical assistance to Native Americans who are interested in commercial vehicle driving careers. 9/18/2002 House preparation for floor
Latest Status: Held at the desk.
S.1392 (Dodd) A bill to establish procedures for the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior with respect to tribal recognition. 9/17/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
S.1393 (Dodd) A bill to provide grants to ensure full and fair participation in certain decisionmaking processes at the Bureau of Indian Affairs. 9/17/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
S.1783 (Akaka) A bill expressing the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, and of other purposes. 12/7/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
S.1857 (Campbell) A bill to Encourage the Negotiated Settlement of Tribal Claims. 3/19/2002 Became Public Law No: 107-153.
S.2017 (Campbell) A bill to amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and insurance program. 12/13/2002 Became Public Law No: 107-331
2018 (Bingaman) A bill to establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area within the Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico to resolve a land claim involving the Sandia Mountain Wilderness, and for other purposes. 10/17/2002 Senate preparation for floor
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 738.
S.2212 (McCain) A bill to establish a direct line of authority for the Office of Trust Reform Implementations and Oversight to oversee the management and reform of Indian trust funds and assets under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, and to advance tribal management of such funds and assets, pursuant to the Indian Self-Determinations Act and for other purposes. 7/30/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions.
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
S.2567 (Murray) A bill to provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning the contribution of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes. 5/23/2002 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S.2694 (Allen) A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe - Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Tribe, and the Nansemond Tribe. 10/9/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
S.2711 (Inouye) A bill to reauthorize and improve programs relating to Native Americans. 11/22/2002 Referred to House committee
Latest Status: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
S.2743 (Kyl) A bill to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes. 10/8/2002 Senate preparation for floor
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 638.
S.2799 (McCain) A bill to provide for the use of and distribution of certain funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and for other purposes. 11/19/2002 Referred to House subcommittee
Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power.
S.2921 (Campbell) A bill to encourage Native contracting over the management of Federal lands, and for other purposes. 9/10/2002 Referred to Senate committee
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
S.2971 (Bingaman) A bill to amend the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century to provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads, and for other purposes. 9/19/2002 Referred to Senate committee
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
S.2974 (Graham) A bill to provide that land which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida but which is not held in trust by the United States for the Tribe may be mortgaged, leased, or transferred by the Tribe without further approval by the United States. 9/19/2002 Referred to Senate committee
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
S.2986 (Stabenow) A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan. 10/10/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
S.2989 (Boxer) A bill to protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians from condemnation until a final decision is made by the Secretary of the Interior regarding a pending fee to trust application for that land. 10/4/2002 Senate preparation for floor
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 636.
S.3059 (Baucus) A bill to provide for the distribution of judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation. 10/15/2002 Senate preparation for floor
Latest Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 708.
S.3066 (Inouye) A bill to improve programs relating to Indian tribes. 10/7/2002 Referred to Senate committee
Latest Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
H.CON.RES.270 (Hayworth) Expressing the sense of Congress that Americans should take time during Native American Heritage Month to recognize the many accomplishments and contributions made by native peoples. 11/28/2001 Referred to Senate committee.
Latest Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
H.R.483 (Walden) Regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. 12/27/2001 Became Public Law No: 107-102.
H.R.1913 (Skeen) To require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. 2/6/2002 Became Public Law No: 107-138.
H.R.1937 (Larsen) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in certain feasibility studies of water resource projects in the State of Washington. 2/12/2002 Became Public Law No: 107-142.
H.R.2880 (Watkins) To amend laws relating to the lands of the enrollees and lineal descendants of enrollees whose names appear on the final Indian rolls of the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations (historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes), and for other purposes. 9/25/2002 Senate committee/subcommittee actions
Latest Status: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
H.R.4938 (Osborne) To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conduct a feasibility study to determine the most feasible method of developing a safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, and for other purposes. 9/25/2002 Referred to Senate committee
Latest Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Indian Bills and Bills of Interest
Referred to Other Committees

S.Con.Res.26 (Bingaman) A concurrent resolution authorizing the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on July 18, 2001, for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers.

S.Con.Res.54 (Bingaman)A concurrent resolution authorizing the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on July 26, 2001, for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers.

S.Res.7 (Daschle) A resolution designating Chairmen of the following Senate committees.

S.Res.54 (Lott) A resolution authorizing expenditures by the committees of the Senate for the periods March 1, 2001, through September 30, 2001, October 1, 2001, through September 30, 2002, and October 1, 2002, through February 28, 2003.

S.RES.68 (Johnson) A resolution designating September 6, 2001 as "National Crazy Horse Day".

S.Res.114 (Campbell) A resolution commemorating the 125th anniversary of the Battle at Little Bighorn.

S.Res.118 (Campbell) A resolution to designate the month of November 2001 as "National American Indian Heritage Month".

S.1 (Jeffords) An original bill to extend programs and activities under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

S.7 (Daschle) A bill to improve public education for all children and support lifelong learning.

S.16 (Daschle) A bill to improve law enforcement, crime prevention, and victim assistance in the 21st century.

S.19 (Daschle) A bill to protect the civil rights of all Americans, and for other purposes.

S.20 (Daschle) A bill to enhance fair and open competition in the production and sale of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.

S.49 (Stevens) A bill to amend the wetlands regulatory program under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide credit for the low wetlands loss rate in Alaska and recognize the significant extent of wetlands conservation in Alaska, to protect Alaskan property owners, and to ease the burden on overly regulated Alaskan cities, boroughs, municipalities, and villages.

S.86 (Inouye) A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve Native Hawaiian education programs, and for other purposes.

S.119 (Snowe) A bill to provide States with funds to support State, regional, and local school construction.

S.132 (Johnson) A bill to amend the International Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that housing assistance provided under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 be treated for purposes of the low-income housing credit in the same manner as comparable assistance.

S.161 (Wellstone) A bill to establish the Violence Against Women Office within the Department of Justice.

S.186 (Johnson) A bill to provide access and choice for use of generic drugs instead of nongeneric drugs under Federal health care programs, and for other purposes.

S.194 (Biden) A bill to authorize funding for successful reentry of criminal offenders into local communities.

S.228 (Akaka) A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent the Native American veterans housing loan program, and for other purposes.

S.231 (Campbell) A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that seniors are given an opportunity to serve as mentors, tutors, and volunteers for certain programs.

S.249 (Reid) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the credit for electricity produced from certain renewable resources.

S.259 (Bingaman) A bill to authorize funding the Department of Energy to enhance its mission areas through Technology Transfer and Partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and for other purposes.

S.303 (Lieberman) A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

S.304 (Hatch) A bill to reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and to help provide appropriate drug education, prevention, and treatment programs.

S.329 (Akaka) A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study on the peopling of America, and for other purposes.

S.339 (Wyden) A bill to provide for improved educational opportunities in rural schools and districts, and for other purposes.

S.342 (Carnahan) A bill to assist local educational agencies by providing grants for proven measures for increasing the quality of education, and for other purposes.

S.349 (Hutchinson) A bill to provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, and for other purposes.

S.350 (Chafee) A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote the cleanup and reuse of brownfields, to provide financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, to enhance State response programs, and for other purposes.

S.413 (Cochran) A bill to amend part F of title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and refocus civic education, and for other purposes.

S.414 (Cleland) A bill to amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a digital network technology program, and for other purposes.

S.421 (Grassley) A bill to give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities.

S.424 (Feinstein) A bill to provide incentives to encourage private sector efforts to reduce earthquake losses, to establish a national disaster mitigation program, and for other purposes.

S.440 (Campbell) A bill to establish a matching grant program to help State and local jurisdictions purchase bullet-resistant equipment for use by law enforcement departments.

S.460 (Wellstone) A bill to provide for fairness and accuracy in high stakes educational decisions for students.

S.471 (Harkin) A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants for the renovation of schools.

S.475 (Crapo) A bill to provide for rural education assistance, and for other purposes.

S.484 (Snowe) A bill to amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to create a grant program to promote joint activities among Federal, State, and local public child welfare and alcohol and drug abuse prevention and treatment agencies.

S.503 (Reid) A bill to amend the Safe Water Act to provide grants to small public drinking water system.

S.506 (Murkowski) A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna Totem Corporation, and for other purposes.

S.517 (Bingaman) A bill to authorize funding the Department of Energy to enhance its mission areas through technology transfer and partnerships for fiscal years 2002 through 2006, and for other purposes.

S.550 (Daschle) A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas.

S.558 (McCain) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for investment in Indian reservation economic development, and for other purposes.

S.575 (Feinstein) A bill entitled the "Hospital Length of Stay Act of 2001".

S.655 (McCain) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from income taxation income derived from natural resources-related activity by a member of an Indian tribe directly or through a qualified Indian entity.

S.660 (McCain) A bill 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.

S.691 (Reid) A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California.

S.709 (Murkowski) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax treatment of Alaska Native Settlement Trusts.

S.713 (Murkowski) A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a charitable deduction for certain expenses incurred in support a Native Alaskan subsistence whaling.

S.905 (Harkin) A bill to provide incentives for school construction, and for other purposes.

S.975 (Chafee) A bill to improve environmental policy by providing assistance for State and tribal land use planning, to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, and sustainable economic development, and for other purposes.

S.1056 (Murray) A bill to authorize grants for community telecommunications infrastructure planning, and for other purposes.

S.1106 (Domenici) A bill to provide a tax credit for the production of oil or gas from deposits held in trust for, or held with restrictions against alienation by, Indian tribes and Indian individuals.

S.1186 (Domenici) A bill to provide a budgetary mechanism to ensure that funds will be available to satisfy the Federal Government's responsibilities with respect to negotiated settlements of disputes related to Indian water rights claims and Indian land claims.

S.1325 (Murkowski) A bill to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes.

S.1338 (Campbell) A bill to expand and enhance the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.

H.Con.Res.9 (Serrano) Entitled the "English Plus Resolution".

H.Con.Res.166 (Pallone) Recognizing the invaluable contribution of Native American Veterans and honoring their service to the Nation.

H.Con.Res.174 (Udall) Authorizing the Rotunda of the Capitol to be used on July 26, 2001, for a ceremony to present Congressional Gold Medals to the original 29 Navajo Code Talkers.

H.Con.Res.193 (Young) To express the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Interior should direct the representatives of their departments who are members of the United States delegation to the International Whaling Commission to remain diligent in their efforts to protect the ability of Native people of the United States, who have been issued quotas by the International Whaling Commission, to continue to legally harvest whales, and for other purposes.

H.RES.101 (Baca) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools across the Nation should teach about the role of Native Americans in American history and culture and lead community service projects that further that education.

H.Res.168 (Baca) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Nation's schools should honor Native Americans for their contributions to American history, culture, and education.

H.Res.190 (Baca) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that schools should educate children about and organize community service projects related to the role of Native Americans in American history and culture, and that there should be a paid holiday in honor of Native Americans for all Federal, State, and local government employees.

H.R.3 (Thomas) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce individual income tax rates.

H.R.17 (Miller) To provide assistance to mobilize and support United States communities in carrying out youth development programs that assure that all youth have access to programs and services that build the competencies and character development needed to fully prepare the youth to become adults and effective citizens.

H.R.39 (Young) To establish and implement a competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in an environmentally sound and job creating program for the exploration, development, and production of the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain, and for other purposes.

H.R.75 (Jackson-Lee) To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to mental health services for children, adolescents and their families.

H.R.177 (Shadegg) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits for Indian investment and employment, and for other purposes.

H.R.178 (Shadegg) 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.

H.R.224 (Watkins) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation.

H.R.228 (Etheridge) To improve character education programs.

H.R.297 (Rahall) To foster the reclamation of abandoned coal mine sites in order to protect public health and safety, and for other purposes.

H.R.324 (Boehlert) To amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to promote brownfields redevelopment, to reauthorize and reform the Superfund program, and for other purposes.

H.R.325 (Tanner) To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a program for fisheries habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement, and for other purposes.

H.R.340 (Miller) To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve the quality of public education and raise student achievement by increasing investment, strengthening accountability, raising standards for teachers, improving professional development and teacher compensation, rewarding successful schools, and providing better information to parents, and for other purposes.

H.R.345 (Roemer) To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, to reauthorize and make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.

H.R.488 (Shays) To designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.

H.R.490 (Gallegly) To give gifted and talented students the opportunity to develop their capabilities.

H.R.556 (Leach) To prevent the use of certain bank instruments for unlawful Internet gambling, and for other purposes.

H.R.562 (Abercrombie) To amend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend such Act.

H.R.611 (Kildee) To amend part F of the title X of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve and refocus civic education, and for other purposes.

H.R.625 (Blagojevich) To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants to States for the construction, repair, renovation, and modernization of public school facilities, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the tax incentives for such undertakings, and for other purposes.

H.R.756 (McCarthy) To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide grants to provide programs that benefit the educational, health, social service, cultural, and recreational needs of inner and small cities and rural and disadvantaged suburban communities.

H.R.771 (Blagojevich) To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to authorize grants to States for the construction, repair, renovation, and modernization of public school facilities, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the tax incentives for such undertakings, and for other purposes.

H.R.958 (Kildee) To assist local educational agencies in financing and establishing alternative education systems, and for other purposes.

H.R.1034 (Towns) To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to establish a digital network technology program, and for other purposes.

H.R.1076 (Johnson) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools.

H.R.1096 (John) To provide for improved educational opportunities in low-income and rural schools and districts, and for other purposes.

H.R.1118 (Mink) To establish comprehensive early childhood education programs, early childhood education staff development programs, model Federal Government early childhood education programs, and for other purposes.

H.R.1148 (Hilleary) To provide grants to certain rural local educational agencies.

H.R.1162 (Miller) To increase the authorization of appropriations of programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

H.R.1164 (Baca) To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to dedicate certain funds for the purpose of reducing violence and hate crime against Native Americans and reducing incidents of crime on reservations, and for other purposes.

H.R.1180 (Hooley) To recruit and retain more qualified individuals to teach in Tribal Colleges or Universities.

H.R.1217 (Baca) To provide grants to local educational agencies to provide financial assistance to elementary and secondary schools for obtaining computer software for multilingual education, and for other purposes.

H.R.1250 (Mink) To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to improve Native Hawaiian education programs, and for other purposes.

H.R.1337 (Mink) To amend the Native American Languages Act to provide for the support of Native American Language Survival Schools, and for other purposes.

H.R.1348 (Hutchinson) To provide funds to the National Center for Rural Law Enforcement, and for other purposes.

H.R.1383 (Udall) To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to clarify that Indian women with breast or cervical cancer who are eligible for health services provided under a medical care program of the Indian Health Service or of a tribal organization are included in the optional Medicaid eligibility category of breast or cervical cancer patients added by the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000.

H.R.1502 (Pallone) To clarify the citizenship eligibility for certain members of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, and for other purposes.

H.R.1692 (Young) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make more equitable the tax treatment of Settlement Trusts established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

H.R.1736 (Traficant) To require that a commemorative postage stamp be issued recognizing the courage of the American Indian at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

H.R.1873 (Hayworth) To reauthorize the funding for the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

H.R.1896 (Dooley) To provide assistance to States to expand and establish drug abuse treatment programs to enable such programs to provide services to individuals who voluntarily seek treatment for drug abuse.

H.R.1929 (Udall) To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the Native American veteran housing loan pilot program, and for other purposes.

H.R.2217 (Skeen) Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

H.R.2253 (Camp) 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.

H.R.2335 (Camp) To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to provide equitable access for foster care and adoption services for Indian children in tribal areas.

H.R.2348 (Pastor) To render all enrolled members of the Tohono O'odham Nation citizens of the United States as of the date of their enrollment and to recognize the valid membership credential of the Tohono O'odham Nation as the legal equivalent of a certificate of citizenship or a State-issued birth certificate for all Federal purposes.

H.R.2359 (Smith) To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of National Service Life Insurance and United States Government Life Insurance proceeds to an alternate beneficiary when the first beneficiary cannot be identified, to improve and extend the Native American veteran housing loan pilot program, and to eliminate the requirement to provide the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a copy of a notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

H.R.2538 (Udall) To amend the Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Native Alaskans, and Native Hawaiians.

H.R.2579 (LaFalce) To prevent the use of certain bank instruments for Internet gambling, and for other purposes.

House Bills

H.J.RES.115 (Abercrombie) To consent to certain amendments enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.

H.R.103 (Hayworth) To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to protect Indian tribes from coerced labor agreements.

H.R.104 (Hayworth) To repeal the Bennet Freeze thus ending a gross treaty violation with the Navajo Nation and allowing the Navajo Nation to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions, and for other purposes.

H.R.240 (Riley) To ensure that certain property which was taken into trust by the United States for the benefit of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama shall be protected and shall not be used for gaming.

H.R.291 (Moore) To compensate the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

H.R.293 (Nethercutt) To elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.

H.R.483 (Walden) Regarding the use of the trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon.

H.R.617 (Abercrombie) To express the policy of the United States regarding the United States' relationship with Native Hawaiians, to provide a process for the reorganization of a Native Hawaiian government and the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian government, and for other purposes.

H.R.701 (Young) To use royalties from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas production to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation and recreation needs of the American people, and for other purposes.

H.R.791 (Johnson) To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois.

H.R.939 (Knollenberg) To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan as a distinct federally recognized Indian tribe and to restore aboriginal rights, and for other purposes.

H.R.992 (Johnson) To provide grants to local governments to assist such local governments in participating in certain decisions related to certain Indian groups and Indian tribes.

H.R.1175 (Faleomavaega) To provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes.

H.R.1197 (Reyes) To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe.

H.R.1239 (Hunter) To establish a moratorium on approval by the Secretary of the Interior of relinquishment of a lease of certain tribal lands in California.

H.R.1433 (Blumenauer) To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations in their efforts to develop or update land use planning legislation in order to promote more environmentally compatible and effective urban development, improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship, and for other purposes.

H.R.1633 (Stupak) To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Lake Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.

H.R.1634 (Stupak) To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

H.R.1635 (Stupak) To provide that the first $5,000 received from the income of an Indian tribe by any member of the tribe who has attained 50 years of age shall be disregarded in determining the eligibility of the member or the member's household for benefits, and the amount or kind of any benefits of the member or household, under various means-tested public assistance programs.

H.R.1662 (Miller) To improve the implementation of the Federal responsibility for the care and education of Indian people by improving the services and facilities of Federal Indian health programs and encouraging maximum participation of Indians in such programs, and for other purposes.

H.R.1787 (Peterson) To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act require that certain technical medical employees of the Indian Health Service be compensated for time during which they are required to be on-call.

H.R.1913 (Skeen) To require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.

H.R.1946 (Rehberg) To require the Secretary of the Interior to construct the Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System in the State of Montana, to offer to enter into an agreement with the Chippewa Cree Tribe to plan, design, construct, operate, maintain and replace the Rocky Boy's Rural Water System, and to provide assistance to the North Central Montana Regional Water Authority for the planning, design, and construction of the noncore system, and for other purposes.

H.R.2085 (Rahall) To protect Native American sacred sites located within the Valley of Chiefs, Montana, and for other purposes.

H.R.2152 (Carson) To provide for the issuance of bonds to construct and modernize Indian schools and to provide a credit against Federal income tax for holders of such bonds.

H.R.2244 (Wolf) To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to require State legislature approval of new gambling facilities, to provide for minimum requirements for Federal regulation of Indian gaming, to set up a commission to report to Congress on current living and health standards in Indian country, and for other purposes.

H.R.2344 (McInnis) To provide for the implementation of an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the State of Colorado concerning Air Quality Control on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.

H.R.2345 (Moran) To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Tribe, and the Nansemond Tribe.

H.R.2408 (Osborne) To provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands.

H.R.2412 (Rahall) To establish programs to improve energy development on Indian lands, and for other purposes.

H.R.2479 (Young) To ratify an agreement between The Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes.

H.R.2495 (Stupak) To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.

H.R.2524 (Dicks) To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Quinault Indian Nation under United States Claims Court Dockets 772-71, 773-71, 774-71, and 775-71, and for other purposes.

H.R.2619 (Solis) To reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation as a distinct federally recognized Indian tribe and to restore aboriginal rights, and for other purposes.

H.R.2644 (Young) To make technical amendments to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.

H.R.2726 (Young) To provide for the payment of State taxes and local taxes collected by the State on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by a tribal retail enterprise to persons that are not members of the tribe, and for other purposes.

H.R.2742 (Carson) To authorize the construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

H.R.2851 (Gibbons) To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, 326-K, and for other purposes.

H.R.2880 (Watkins) To amend laws relating to the lands of the citizens of the Muscogee (Creek), Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes, and for other purposes.

H.R.2918 (Traficant) To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a memorial to Native Americans in the District of Columbia.

H.R.3148 (Young) To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide equitable treatment of Alaska Native Vietnam Veterans, and for other purposes.

H.R.3407 (Bono) To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and insurance program.

H.R.3476 (Issa) To protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians from condemnation until a final decision is made by the Secretary of the Interior regarding a pending fee to trust application for that land, and for other purposes.

H.R.3523 (Issa) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take action with respect to a fee into trust application submitted by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians.

H.R.3534 (Carson) To provide for the settlement of certain land claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed in Oklahoma.

H.R.3548 (Simmons) To provide for uniform recognition of Indian tribes by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and for other purposes.

H.R.3824 (Bono) To extend Federal recognition to the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes.

H.R.3851 (Kildee) To encourage the negotiated settlement of tribal claims.

H.R.3985 (Hayworth) To amend the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases", approved August 9, 1955, to provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts related to reservation lands of the Gila River Indian Community.

H.R.4062 (Rehberg) To require the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain land for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana.

H.R.4208 (Peterson) To approve the use or distribution of judgment funds of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota by the Senate and the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

H.R.4733 (Young) To make technical amendments to the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.

H.R.4734 (Young) To expand Alaska Native contracting of Federal land management functions and activities and to promote hiring of Alaska Natives by the Federal Government within the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

H.R.4853 (Wexler) To provide that land which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida but which is not held in trust by the United States for the Tribe may be mortgaged, leased, or transferred by the Tribe without further approval by the United States.

H.R.4859 (Nethercutt) To provide for equitable compensation of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation in settlement of claims of the Tribe concerning the contribution of the Tribe to the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.

H.R.5108 (Thompson) To authorize leases for terms not to exceed 99 years on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians.

H.R.5155 (Rahall) To protect sacred Native American Federal lands from significant damage.

H.R.5163 (Hayworth) To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes.

H.R.5177 (Hayworth) To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community under United States Court of Federal claims Docket Nos. 236-C, 236-D, 236-N, and 228, and for other purposes.

H.R.5237 (Udall) To declare that the United States holds certain public domain lands in trust for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara.

H.R.5327 (Gibbons) To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California.

H.R.5443 (Hayworth) To provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project in Arizona, to authorize the Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, to reauthorize and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982, and for other purposes.

H.R.5452 (Young) To resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and Sealaska Corporation, and for other purposes.

H.R.5459 (Bonior) To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

H.R.5468 (Taylor) To provide for a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the American public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and for other purposes.

H.R.5490 (Pallone) To ensure the coordination and integration of Indian tribes in the National Homeland Security strategy and to establish an Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security within the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

H.R.5561 (Moore) To provide for and approve settlement of certain land claims of the Wyandotte Nation, and for other purposes.

H.R.5569 (Hansen) To provide for boundary adjustments and conveyances involving public lands, to protect and enhance National Parks, National Forests, and other public lands, to ensure the availability of water resources, energy, and minerals, to improve wildlife conservation and oceans and fisheries management, to address Native American and insular affairs, and for other purposes.

H.R.5584 (Issa) To protect certain lands held in fee by the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians from condemnation until a final decision is made regarding a pending fee to trust application for that land, to provide an environmentally sound process for the expeditious consideration and approval of an electricity transmission line right-of-way through the Trabuco Ranger District of the Cleveland National Forest and adjacent Federal lands, and for other purposes.

H.R.5620 (Kildee) For the relief of the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.

H.R.5639 (Watkins) To clarify the rights of United States citizenship and eligibility for Federal benefits for all enrolled members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, and for other purposes.

H.R.5698 (Thompson) To establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs in the Klamath River basin and to provide emergency disaster assistance to fishermen, Indian tribes, small businesses, and others that suffer economic harm from the devastating effects of the Klamath River basin fish kill of 2002.

H.R.5752 (Oberstar) To provide for the use or distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe v. United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188, United States Court of Federal Claims.

S.506 (Murkowski) A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, to provide for a land exchange between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Huna Totem Corporation, and for other purposes.

S.691 (Reid) A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California.

S.1325 (Murkowski) A bill to ratify an agreement between the Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes.

S.2127 (Inouye) Private Bill; A bill for the relief of the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.

S.2222 (Murkowski) A bill to resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act related to Cape Fox Corporation and Sealaska Corporation, and for other purposes.

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