Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Native Americans

Bill Introduced: S.919 Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.920 Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or transfer certain land.

Bill Introduced: S.765 Native American Indian Education Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to help provide relief to State education budgets during a recovering economy, to help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities for Native American Indians, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1658 Native American Indian Education Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To help fulfill the Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities for Native American Indians.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1600 RESPECT Act

2013-04-16T20:00:00Z

To prescribe procedures for effective consultation and coordination by Federal agencies with federally recognized Indian tribes regarding Federal Government activities that impact tribal lands and interests to ensure that meaningful tribal input is an integral part of the Federal decisionmaking process.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1548 Native American Energy Act

2013-04-11T20:00:00Z

To facilitate the development of energy on Indian lands by reducing Federal regulations that impede tribal development of Indian lands, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1410 Keep the Promise Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1377 Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights.

Bill Introduced: S.640 Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.

Bill Introduced: S.J.Res.12 A joint resolution to consent to certain amendments enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Act, 1920.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

A joint resolution to consent to certain amendments enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, Act, 1920.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1371 To restore to the Indian Health Service funds sequestered under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to the extent that the percentage reduction for that program exceeded 2 percent.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To restore to the Indian Health Service funds sequestered under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to the extent that the percentage reduction for that program exceeded 2 percent.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1278 Non-Disparagement of Native American Persons or Peoples in Trademark Registration Act of 2013

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To amend the Trademark Act of 1946 regarding the disparagement of Native American persons or peoples through marks that use the term "redskin", and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.611 Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

A bill to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1225 Samish Indian Nation Homelands Act of 2013

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to place certain lands in Skagit and San Juan Counties, Washington, into trust for the Samish Indian Nation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1226 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1144 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act

2013-03-12T20:00:00Z

To restore an opportunity for tribal economic development on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1066 To amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to clarify the definition of Indian and Indian organization for the purposes of that Act.

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Indian Arts and Crafts Act to clarify the definition of Indian and Indian organization for the purposes of that Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1103 To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes.

2013-03-11T20:00:00Z

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.477 Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act

2013-03-05T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to modify a provision relating to gaming on land acquired after October 17, 1988.

Bill Introduced: S.434 Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013

2013-03-03T19:00:00Z

A bill to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the State of Montana, and for other purposes.