Open Congress : Senate Indian Affairs - Major Bill Actions2009-11-19T00:00:00Zopencongress.orgtag:opencongress.org,2009-01-01:/committee/203Bill Introduced: S.2802 A bill to settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation.tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/action/2171272009-11-19T00:00:00Z
A bill to settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1936 Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-27:/action/2130022009-10-27T00:00:00Z
A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1790 Indian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization and Extension Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/action/2116702009-10-15T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend that Act, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.Res.303 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that October 17, 1984, the date of the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, should be memorialized.tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/action/2105892009-10-06T00:00:00Z
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that October 17, 1984, the date of the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, should be memorialized.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1735 Lumbee Recognition Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-10-01:/action/2101962009-10-01T00:00:00Z
A bill to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1732 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Health Data Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-30:/action/2100182009-09-30T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1703 A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-24:/action/2095002009-09-24T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1690 A bill to amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to transfer certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation, and for other purposes.tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/action/2090232009-09-21T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to transfer certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1635 7th Generation Promise: Indian Youth Suicide Prevention Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-06:/action/2065962009-08-06T00:00:00Z
A bill to establish an Indian Youth telemental health demonstration project, to enhance the provision of mental health care services to Indian youth, to encourage Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and other mental health care providers serving residents of Indian country to obtain the services of predoctoral psychology and psychiatry interns, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1448 A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribe to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land.tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-14:/action/2029122009-07-14T00:00:00Z
A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribe to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1388 Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-06-25:/action/2010702009-06-25T00:00:00Z
A bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1264 Pine River Indian Irrigation Project Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/action/1993182009-06-15T00:00:00Z
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project in the State of Colorado and provide grants to, and enter into cooperative agreements with, the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to assess, repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1178 Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-03:/action/1973862009-06-03T00:00:00Z
A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.1105 Aamodt Litigation Settlement Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/action/1961862009-05-20T00:00:00Z
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, and Tesuque.<br /><br /> Bill Enacted: S.39 A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-08:/action/1946092009-05-08T00:00:00Z
A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".<br /><br />May 08, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-18. Bill Signed by President: S.39 A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-08:/action/1945452009-05-08T00:00:00Z
A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".<br /><br />May 08, 2009: Signed by President. Bill Introduced: S.1011 Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-07:/action/1943752009-05-07T00:00:00Z
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.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.980 Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-05:/action/1937752009-05-05T00:00:00Z
A bill to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a demonstration program to adapt the lessons of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to the provision of Federal economic development assistance to certain similarly situated individuals, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.965 Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Acttag:opencongress.org,2009-05-04:/action/1936502009-05-04T00:00:00Z
A bill to approve the Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.14 A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-30:/action/1932062009-04-30T00:00:00Z
A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the Federal Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.<br /><br />