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| 105-hr-4746 | 105 | hr | 4746 | Shivwits Paiute Indian Band Settlement Act | Native Americans | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1] | UT | R | H000172 | 0 | Shivwits Paiute Indian Band Settlement Act - Directs that: (1) the St. George Water Reuse Project (as described in the Memorandum of Understanding executed by the Shivwits Paiute Indian Band on March 26, 1998, to implement construction, operation, and maintenance of that Project and the Santa Clara Project (MOU)) consist of water treatment facilities, a pipeline, and associated pumping and delivery facilities which will divert and transport water from the Wastewater Treatment Plant located near St. George, Utah, for delivery and use in the Santa Clara River Basin by St. George and the Shivwits; (2) the Project be sized to deliver 2,000 acre-feet annually for use by the Shivwits, in addition to the water delivered to St. George for its use; and (3) the Shivwits water be delivered by St. George through Project facilities to the eastern boundary of the Shivwits reservation. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to make a grant of $15 million to St. George to cover the Shivwits' portion of such costs if specified conditions are met. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the parties, including the Secretary, to implement the MOU and the construction of the Project by the execution of an Agreement. (Sec. 6) Directs that the Santa Clara Project consist of a pressurized irrigation pipeline from the existing Gunlock Reservoir to the lower part of the Santa Clara River, along with main lateral pipelines. Specifies that: (1) the Project will result in the pooling of the water rights of the parties to the MOU, including the Shivwits; (2) the water users shall receive their irrigation water from the Project based on a set delivery schedule; and (3) the water supply from the River for irrigation purposes shall be supplemented by groundwater provided by St. George and other water users and from the modified operation of the Reservoir. Projects that in an average or above average year the Shivwits will receive 1,900 acre-feet of water from the Project. Directs that, in a below average year, all users, including the Shivwits, … | 2025-08-21T16:13:28Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4746 |
| 105-hr-4699 | 105 | hr | 4699 | 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. | Native Americans | 1998-10-05 | 1998-10-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Bono, Mary [R-CA-44] | CA | R | B001228 | 0 | Deems: (1) the full equalization of allotments under the Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959 to have been completed; and (2) the entitlement of holders of equalized allotments to distribution of net revenues from parcel B under such Act to have expired. Amends Federal law relating to the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in California to repeal the restriction on the distribution of net rents, profits, and other revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Makes such repeal applicable as if enacted on March 31, 1983. Provides for any per capita distribution of tribal revenues to be made to all members of the Band in equal amounts. | 2025-01-02T17:51:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4699 |
| 105-hr-4693 | 105 | hr | 4693 | To provide for Federal recognition of the Qutekcak Native Tribe of Alaska and the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1998-10-02 | 1998-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 2 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-noh Title II: Qutekcak Native Tribe Title I: Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh - Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Tuscarora Nation of the Kau-ta-Noh of North Carolina. Directs: (1) the Secretary of the Interior to take land within the boundaries of Hoke County, Robeson County, and Wilson County, North Carolina, into trust for the Tuscarora Tribe if the Tribe transfers such land to the Secretary within two years; and (2) that such land be the Tribe's initial reservation. Requires: (1) the Tribe, not later than 18 months after the enactment of this Act, to submit a membership roll consisting of all individuals who are members of the Tribe; (2) the Secretary, upon the completion of the roll, to publish notice of such in the Federal Register; and (3) the Tribe to ensure that the role is maintained and kept current. Allows the Tribe to organize for its common welfare and adopt an appropriate instrument, in writing, to govern its affairs when acting in its governmental capacity. Permits the Tribe's governing body, not less than 24 months after enactment, to propose a new governing document or amendments or revisions to the interim governing document, and requires the Secretary to conduct a tribal election as to the adoption of that proposed document not later than six months after that document is transmitted to the Secretary. Provides that, until the Tribe adopts and the Secretary approves a new governing document, the Tribe's interim governing document shall be its constitution. Title II: Quteckcak Native Tribe - Qutekcak Native Tribe Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to, and sets forth provisions similar to provisions of title I regarding, the Qutekcak Native Tribe of Alaska. | 2025-01-02T17:51:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4693 |
| 105-hr-4434 | 105 | hr | 4434 | Graton Rancheria Restoration Act | Native Americans | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-13 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | W000738 | 0 | Graton Rancheria Restoration Act - Restores Federal recognition and associated rights, privileges, and eligibility for Federal services and benefits to the Indians of the Graton Rancheria of California (the Tribe). Requires the Secretary of the Interior, upon application by the Tribe, to accept in trust for the Tribe any real property located in Marin or Sonoma County, California, after the property is conveyed to the Secretary if there are no adverse legal claims to such property. Provides that any such property shall: (1) be part of the Tribe's reservation; (2) not be exempt from the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act; and (3) be exempt from all local, State, and Federal taxation. Directs the Secretary to compile a membership roll of the Tribe not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. Provides for: (1) an Interim Tribal Council to be the Tribe's governing body; (2) an election to ratify a Tribal constitution; and (3) the election of Tribal officials under such constitution. | 2025-08-21T16:12:49Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4434 |
| 105-hr-4482 | 105 | hr | 4482 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-06 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1998 - Makes amendments to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), including: (1) setting forth a requirement for assistance to Indian families that are not low-income; (2) eliminating separate Indian housing plan requirements for small Indian tribes; (3) expanding the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to review Indian housing plans; (4) revising requirements regarding tenant selection to require the inclusion of homebuyer selection policies and criteria; (5) revising provisions regarding review and audit by the Secretary; (6) excepting from the hearing requirement certain actions by the Secretary affecting grant amounts if the Secretary makes a determination that the failure of a recipient of assistance to comply substantially with any provision of the Act is resulting, and would continue to result, in an unauthorized expenditure of Federal funds; (7) permitting the Secretary to take certain actions affecting grant amounts in cases of noncompliance due to technical incapacity; (8) requiring that Indian housing plans, policies, waiting lists, annual performance reports, audit reports, and performance agreements be made available publicly; (9) repealing certification of compliance with subsidy layering requirements; and (10) revising tax exemption provisions. Amends the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990 to make Indian tribes eligible to receive grants for elimination of drug-related crime in public housing. | 2025-08-21T16:14:31Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4482 |
| 105-hr-4485 | 105 | hr | 4485 | Indian Trust Fund Judicial Procedure Act | Native Americans | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-07 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1581) | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Establishment of the Temporary Court for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution Title II: Expedited Procedure for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution Indian Trust Fund Judicial Procedure Act - Title I: Establishment of the Temporary Court for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution - Establishes the Temporary Court for Tribal Trust Fund Restitution to resolve all matters involving the management by the United States, in its capacity as legal trustee, of moneys belonging to Indian tribes. Directs the Court to: (1) decide which economic model(s) shall be used to estimate U.S. liability for breach of trust responsibility to Indian tribes in the management of tribal trust assets (phase I); and (2) apply such model(s) to determine U.S. liability to each tribe choosing to participate in such proceedings (phase II). Requires the appointment of a special master with expertise in trust law, Indian law, and the application of alternative economic models. (Sec. 106) Requires all Indian tribes that have had funds managed by the United States to be a party to the phase I proceedings, with each to be represented by their own attorney. Directs the Special Master to prepare and submit to the Court a set of economic models for estimating amounts lost as a result of U.S. breach of its trust responsibilities. (Sec. 107) Directs the Special Master, within 45 days after the completion of phase I proceedings, to initiate negotiations between each plaintiff tribe and the United States to seek agreement on the application of such economic model(s) and to produce an estimate of U.S. liability to such tribe. Allows such negotiations to continue for up to 18 months after which, if there is no resolution, the Special Master shall submit to the Court recommendations for the amount of such liability. Requires payment to each tribe within 60 days of a final decision by the Court. Extinguishes all such claims by a tribe upon acceptance of such payment. Allows any such tribe to opt out of such proceedi… | 2025-08-21T16:13:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4485 |
| 105-hr-4325 | 105 | hr | 4325 | Indian Trust Estate Planning and Land Title Management Improvement Act | Native Americans | 1998-07-23 | 1998-07-24 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Estate Planning Title II: Trust Land Records Management Title III: Real Estate Transactions Title IV: Financial Assistance Title V: Probate Title VI: General Provisions Indian Trust Estate Planning and Land Title Management Improvement Act - Title I: Estate Planning - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish an estate planning program to assist Indian landowners to facilitate the transfer of lands to specific heirs. (Sec. 103) Requires the Secretary to provide to each Indian landowner a report that lists, with respect to each tract of trust or restricted land (lands subject to Federal restrictions on alienation) in which the landowner has an interest: (1) the tract of land involved; (2) each co-owner; and (3) the percentage of ownership of each owner. (Sec. 104) Directs the Secretary to provide for estate planners, outreach workers, appraisers, realty and credit staff, and certified surveyors to carry out this Act. Title II: Trust Land Records Management - Requires the Secretary to promote the formation of a computerized land ownership records and payment dispersal system at the local level to enable tribes and individual Indians to: (1) evaluate and implement plans to consolidate fractionated titles; (2) certify title status reports for mortgages, probates, appraisals, and other land transactions; (3) provide an accounting of the land held by Indian landowners to assist in land consolidation and estate planning; and (4) reduce the number of ownership records. (Sec. 203) Directs the Secretary to provide for the design and administration of local land records systems by making funds available to a tribally approved agency or organization. Requires such agency to serve as the archive for tribal land records and the daily use and maintenance of the records to be carried out at the local level. Applies standards consistent with law relating to fiduciary duties to such system and subjects records to audits. (Sec. 204) Requires the Secretary… | 2025-08-21T16:14:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4325 |
| 105-hr-4259 | 105 | hr | 4259 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian PolytechnicInstitute Administrative Systems Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-07-16 | 1998-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 105-337. | House | Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] | KS | R | S000662 | 2 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1998 - Allows the Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas, and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to each conduct a five-year demonstration project to determine whether specified changes in personnel management policies or procedures would result in improved personnel management. Provides that actions under the project shall not be limited by any lack of specific authority under title 5 of the U.S. Code or by any provision, rule, or regulation that is inconsistent which such action, with specified exceptions. Permits employees whose retirement benefits are to be affected and who have completed at least one year of Government service to elect not to become subject to the project. Sets forth transition provisions with respect to annual and sick leave. Authorizes as appropriations. Requires such an institution conducting a demonstration project, not later than six months before it is scheduled to expire, to submit to each House of the Congress: (1) recommendations as to whether or not the changes under such project should be continued or made permanent; and (2) proposed legislation for any changes in law necessary to carry out any such recommendations. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4259 |
| 105-hr-4087 | 105 | hr | 4087 | Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-06-18 | 1998-06-23 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to: (1) revise requirements regarding affected programs to include programs for securing employment, retaining employment, or creating employment opportunities or other programs relating to employment and permits such programs to include, at the option of a tribe, the general assistance program established under the Snyder Act and the Johnson-O'Malley Program established under the Johnson-O'Malley Act, if a tribe's plan includes educational services that familiarize elementary and secondary school students with aspects of employment; (2) require the Secretary of the Interior to reconsider disapproval of any statutory waiver requested by a tribe; (3) authorize the use of a percentage of funds made available by a Federal agency under a statutory or administrative formula for the creation of employment opportunities; and (4) transfer Federal responsibility for demonstration programs under the Act from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to the Office of Self-Governance (OSG) of the Department of the Interior and provide for the transfer of personnel and resources from BIA to OSG. Permits a regional consortium of Alaska Native villages or regional or village corporations to carry out a project under a plan that meets the Act's requirements through a resolution adopted by the governing body of that consortium or corporation. Provides that such authorization shall not prohibit such a village or corporation from withdrawing from participation in any portion of a program. | 2025-08-21T16:12:57Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4087 |
| 105-hr-4088 | 105 | hr | 4088 | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-06-18 | 1998-06-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act of 1998 - Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to make permanent the authority (currently provided under a demonstration program) for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native health organizations that contract or compact for the operation of any health program of the Indian Health Service to directly bill for, and receive payment for, health care services provided by such health programs for which payment is made under Medicare or Medicaid or from any other third party payor. Provides that: (1) such an entity shall be eligible to participate if it certifies that it contracts or compacts for any part of the operations of a Service health program that is eligible to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs; and (2) entities participating in a demonstration program as in effect the day before enactment of this Act shall be deemed to have elected to participate and shall not be required to make such certification. Provides for: (1) the ongoing examination and implementation of necessary administrative changes to facilitate direct billing and reimbursement under the program; and (2) withdrawal from participation in the program. | 2025-08-21T16:12:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4088 |
| 105-hr-4068 | 105 | hr | 4068 | To make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1998-06-16 | 1998-10-14 | Became Public Law No: 105-256. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends Federal law to authorize leases granted on lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and on the Cabazon Indian Reservation in California to be for terms of up to 99 years. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to extend the terms of specified Indian health care demonstration projects at the Oklahoma City and Tulsa clinics in Oklahoma through FY 2002. Amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for such projects through FY 2002. Amends the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept additional Oregon lands in trust for the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians for a reservation. Includes certain counties in Oregon in the service area of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians for purposes of determining eligibility for Federal assistance programs. Authorizes the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota to convey to a buyer, without further U.S. approval, all Community interest in specified real property in Redwood County, Minnesota. Amends the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians Recognition Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept title to 2,000 acres (and permits the Secretary to accept title to additional acres) of real property located in the Umpqua River watershed upstream from Scottsburg, Oregon, or the northern slope of the Rogue River watershed upstream from Agness, Oregon, if transferred to the United States by or on behalf of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe and to place such land in trust for the Tribe. Incorporates such land into the Tribe's reservation. Amends the Jicarilla Apache Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act to extend until December 31, 2000, the date by which two partial final decrees concerning water rights must be entered in order to prevent the termination of the Jicarilla Apache Water Resources Development Trust Fund. Approves a water rights stipulation and settlement agreement betwe… | 2025-04-07T15:33:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4068 |
| 105-hr-3797 | 105 | hr | 3797 | Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-05-05 | 1998-09-09 | Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-696. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Wyandotte Tribe Settlement Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon transfer of title from the Wyandotte Indian Tribe to the Secretary of a single parcel of contiguous land located within Wyandotte County, Kansas, purchased by the Tribe, to take such land into trust for gaming purposes for the benefit of the Tribe. Provides that the transaction and taking into trust of land by the Secretary shall be in settlement of any and all land claims the Wyandotte Tribe may have arising out of the Federal Government's taking of the Tribe's right of exclusive use land located within Wyandotte County, Kansas. | 2025-04-07T15:33:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3797 |
| 105-hr-3782 | 105 | hr | 3782 | Tribal Trust Fund Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-04-30 | 1998-07-22 | Joint Hearings Held by the Committee on Resources and by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 5 | Tribal Trust Fund Settlement Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the balances of tribal trust fund accounts to compensate for known errors in management and accounting. Describes procedures for netting such errors in determining the amount of adjustments. Includes interest from the date of the error to the date of adjustment in such adjustments. Makes a tribe's acceptance of compensation without prejudice to any claims the tribe may elect to settle or raise under this Act. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to provide each tribe with two proposals for the comprehensive settlement of the tribe's covered claims. Defines "covered claims" as claims against the United States for losses resulting from deficiencies in the management and accounting of trust funds from July 1, 1972, through September 30, 1992, or the date of settlement, as selected by each tribe. Requires settlement proposals to reflect the likelihood that a tribe's account balance is understated as a result of such deficiencies and other factors appropriate in providing incentives to tribes to accept such proposals. (Sec. 7) Sets forth tribe options for responding to settlement proposals and a deadline for acceptance. (Sec. 8) Authorizes tribes that reject, or fail to respond to, settlement proposals to request the Secretary to enter into government-to-government negotiations to settle covered claims. Makes such negotiations nonbinding and requires facilitation by a mediator selected by the tribe from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Sets forth negotiation procedures and limitations. Provides for adjustment of account balances pursuant to accepted settlements. Declares that an accepted settlement constitutes a final resolution of covered claims and full discharge and release of the United States from liability. (Sec. 9) Grants the U.S. Court of Federal Claims: (1) exclusive jurisdiction to adjudicate covered claims not otherwise settled for the period July 1, 1972, through September 30, 1992; and (2) jurisdicti… | 2025-08-21T16:12:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3782 |
| 105-hr-3658 | 105 | hr | 3658 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-04-01 | 1998-09-23 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | H000605 | 0 | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Indian Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 1998 - Approves and ratifies the Water Rights Compact entered into on April 14, 1997, by the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation and the State of Montana, as modified by this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to execute and implement the Compact. Requires the United States, the Tribe, or the State of Montana to petition the Montana Water Court to enter and approve the proposed decree agreed to by such parties. Voids the Compact if approval by the appropriate court does not become final within three years following the filing of the decree or the decree is approved but subsequently set aside. Authorizes the Secretary to extend the three-year deadline on agreement with the State and the Tribe. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to administer and enforce the Tribal Water Right until the approval of a tribal water code. Satisfies any entitlement to Federal Indian reserved water of any tribal member solely from the water secured to the Tribe by the Compact. Authorizes the Tribe, subject to the Secretary's approval and Compact conditions, to enter into a service contract or other agreement providing for the temporary delivery, use, or transfer of water rights confirmed to the Tribe in the Compact. (Sec. 7) Directs the Secretary, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to: (1) perform a municipal, rural, and industrial (MR&I) feasibility study of water and related resources in North Central Montana to evaluate alternatives for an MR&I supply for the Reservation; and (2) conduct a regional feasibility study to evaluate such water and resources to determine limitations and how resources can best be managed to serve the needs of Montana's citizens. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to allocate a specified amount of stored water to the Tribe without cost. Grants the Tribe the right to devote the water to any use within or outside the Reservation. (Sec. 9) Authorizes and directs the Secretary, through the Bure… | 2025-08-21T16:12:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3658 |
| 105-hr-3478 | 105 | hr | 3478 | Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1998-03-17 | 1998-07-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3] | CO | R | M000477 | 5 | Colorado Ute Settlement Act Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988 to require the Secretary of the Interior to provide: (1) for construction of a reservoir with a storage capacity of 260,000 acres-feet, a pumping plant, and a reservoir inlet conduit as components of the Animas-La Plata Project (Project), Colorado and New Mexico; and (2) through the use of such components, specified municipal and industrial water allocations to the San Juan Water Commission, Animas-La Plata Conservancy District (Conservancy District), Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes, and Navajo Nation. Provides that construction costs allocable to the Navajo Nation and to each tribe's water allocation from the Project shall be nonreimbursable. Requires nontribal water capital repayment obligations for the Project to be satisfied upon the payment of specified amounts by the Commission, Conservancy District, and the State of Colorado. Provides that costs of Project components attributed to and required for recreation, environmental compliance, protection of cultural resources, or fish and wildlife mitigation and enhancement shall be nonreimbursable. Sets forth provisions regarding the repayment of Project costs. Requires the Secretary, at the request of the Conservancy District or the La Plata Conservancy District of New Mexico, to provide specified water allocations to such parties. Requires the Secretary, upon request of the State Engineer of New Mexico, to transfer to the New Mexico Project beneficiaries or the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission any portion of Department of the Interior interests in water rights under a specified permit in order to fulfill the New Mexico purposes of the Project. Considers a specified supplement to an environmental impact statement and a biological opinion for the Project to be adequate for purposes of requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with r… | 2025-08-21T16:13:50Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3478 |
| 105-hr-3218 | 105 | hr | 3218 | To repeal a provision of the Indian Self-Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1998-02-12 | 1998-02-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 12 | Amends the Indian Self-Determination Act to prohibit the exemption of certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | 2025-01-02T17:49:18Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3218 |
| 105-hr-3219 | 105 | hr | 3219 | To repeal a provision of the Indian Self-Determination Act which exempts certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | Native Americans | 1998-02-12 | 1998-02-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6] | IN | R | B001149 | 1 | Amends the Indian Self-Determination Act to prohibit the exemption of certain former officers and employees of the United States from restrictions related to aiding and advising Indian tribes. | 2025-01-02T17:49:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3219 |
| 105-hr-3235 | 105 | hr | 3235 | To authorize the Navajo Indian irrigation project to use power allocated to it from the Colorado River storage project for on-farm uses. | Native Americans | 1998-02-12 | 1998-02-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water and Power. | House | Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3] | NM | R | R000567 | 1 | Authorizes the Navajo Indian irrigation project to use its allocation of 87 megawatts of power from the Colorado River storage project for water delivery, on-farm production, and related agricultural purposes. | 2025-01-02T17:49:26Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3235 |
| 105-hr-3094 | 105 | hr | 3094 | To prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from promulgating certain regulations relating to Indian gaming activities. | Native Americans | 1998-01-27 | 1998-01-29 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2] | NV | R | G000152 | 3 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from promulgating certain regulations relating to Indian gaming activities. | 2025-01-02T17:49:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3094 |
| 105-hr-3055 | 105 | hr | 3055 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Act | Native Americans | 1997-11-13 | 1998-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 105-313. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 4 | Miccosukee Reserved Area Act - Terminates a Special Use Permit, issued by the Secretary of the Interior to the Miccosukee Indian Tribe on February 1, 1973, authorizing such Tribe's use of a specified area of the northern portion of Everglades National Park, Florida. Expands the area covered by the former Permit, to be known as the Miccosukee Reserved Area (MRA). Directs the Tribe to govern its own affairs within the MRA as though it were a Federal Indian reservation. Gives the Tribe exclusive use and occupancy over the MRA in perpetuity. Confers Indian Country status on the MRA, with exclusive Federal jurisdiction. Directs the Tribe to prevent and abate any significant: (1) water quality, quantity, or distribution degradation; (2) propagation of exotic plants or animals outside the MRA; (3) hindrance to public access to Park areas outside the MRA; and (4) cumulative adverse environmental impact on the Park outside the MRA resulting from development or other activities within the MRA. Requires the Tribe to: (1) develop, publish, and implement procedures assuring adequate public notice and opportunity to comment on major tribal actions within the MRA that may have a significant cumulative adverse impact on the Everglades ecosystem; and (2) adopt and comply with water quality standards within the MRA that are at least as protective as those for the Park areas approved under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Restricts buildings within the MRA to 45 feet or two stories in height, with exceptions for: (1) a structure within the Miccosukee Government Center; and (2) certain public service structures. Authorizes the waiver of such restriction by the Secretary when appropriate. Provides other limitations, including gaming and aviation, within the MRA. Directs the Secretary and the tribal chairman to reach required agreements under this Act, authorizing the use of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service. Provides general authorities, including easements and access rights to Federal agents to moni… | 2025-04-07T15:34:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3055 |
| 105-hr-3069 | 105 | hr | 3069 | Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-11-13 | 1998-10-27 | Became Public Law No: 105-294. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 0 | Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Extension Act of 1998 - Amends the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy to: (1) work with the Congress, the Secretaries of the Interior and Health and Human Services, and the California Indian tribes to implement the proposals and recommendations contained in the Council's report to the Congress; and (2) submit annual progress reports on such implementation to specified congressional committees. Extends the Council through March 31, 2000. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/3069 |
| 105-hr-2934 | 105 | hr | 2934 | To repeal the Bennett Freeze thus ending a gross treaty violation with the Navajo Nation and allowing the Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-11-08 | 1997-11-17 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-6] | AZ | R | H000413 | 4 | Amends Federal law to repeal the requirement regarding the freeze on the development of lands in litigation under the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act of 1974. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2934 |
| 105-hr-2893 | 105 | hr | 2893 | To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for appropriate study and repatriation of remains for which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable. | Native Americans | 1997-11-07 | 1998-06-10 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] | WA | R | H000329 | 0 | Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to repeal a provision regarding the granting of ownership or control of Native American cultural items which are excavated or discovered on Federal or tribal lands after November 16, 1990, and for which a cultural affiliation is not readily ascertainable. Directs that such items: (1) be reasonably recorded according to generally accepted scientific standards; (2) remain under the control of the agency having primary management authority for the land on which the item was excavated or discovered until 90 days after the publication in the Federal Register of a notice setting out a general description of the item, its estimated age, and the general area of discovery; and (3) be subject to the following study provisions. Revises study and recording provisions to provide that, in cases of human remains and associated funerary objects for which no lineal descendants have been identified and in cases of other cultural items, if the cultural affiliation of a cultural item has: (1) not been established, studies may be conducted in an attempt to establish such an affiliation or to obtain scientific, historical, or cultural information; and (2) been established with an Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, studies of such item may be conducted if needed for the completion of a specific study, the outcome of which is reasonably expected to provide significant new information concerning the history or prehistory of the United States. Requires the Federal agency or museum with custody of the cultural item to: (1) return an item to the affiliated tribe or organization, upon request, within 90 days after the study is completed; and (2) provide a report of the results to such tribe or organization within 180 days after the study is completed. Provides that if a study of a specified cultural item is requested, the Federal agency or museum with custody of such item must make such item reasonably available for such study unless the Secretary determines th… | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2893 |
| 105-hr-2924 | 105 | hr | 2924 | To amend the Alaskan Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for selection of lands by certain veterans of the Vietnam era and by the Elim Native Corporation. | Native Americans | 1997-11-07 | 1998-02-25 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) to make certain Native Alaskans who are Vietnam veterans eligible, for up to one year after the enactment of this Act, for up to 160 acres apiece of nonmineral Alaskan land. Withdraws certain Alaska lands from disposition under the public land laws, entry or appropriation under the mining laws, and the operation of U.S. mineral leasing, subject to valid existing rights, for a one-year period, for selection by the Elim Native Corporation. Authorizes: (1) such Corporation to select 50,000 acres of such lands to satisfy its land entitlements under ANCSA; (2) the Secretary of the Interior to receive, adjudicate, and convey such lands to the Corporation, subject to valid existing rights and an easement reserved to the United States for the benefit of the public; and (3) the Secretary to withdraw, and the Corporation to select, certain additional adjacent lands withdrawn to fulfill the Corporation's land entitlements equal to the total acreage of the Norton Bay Reservation as withdrawn by executive order. Constitutes the Corporation's selection of such lands as full satisfaction of all Corporation claims under ANCSA and the extinguishment of the Norton Bay Reservation. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2924 |
| 105-hr-2822 | 105 | hr | 2822 | Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Act | Native Americans | 1997-11-05 | 1998-10-07 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-11] | MI | R | K000288 | 1 | Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition of the Swan Creek Black River Confederated Ojibwa Tribes of Michigan Indians as a distinct Indian tribe. Provides for the Tribe's tribal lands to be taken by the Secretary of Interior in trust for the benefit of the Tribe. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct by secret ballot an election to adopt a constitution and bylaws for the Tribe. | 2025-08-21T16:11:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2822 |
| 105-hr-2812 | 105 | hr | 2812 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition Act | Native Americans | 1997-11-04 | 1998-09-15 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 412. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition Act - Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to permit the Native villages of: (1) Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, and Wrangell, Alaska to organize as an Urban Corporation; and (2) Tenakee, Alaska to organize as a Group Corporation. Mandates a specified report. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as are necessary to provide the Native Corporations with planning grants. | 2025-04-07T15:31:40Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2812 |
| 105-hr-2742 | 105 | hr | 2742 | California Indian Land Transfer Act | Native Americans | 1997-10-24 | 1998-10-06 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | California Indian Land Transfer Act - Transfers all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to specified lands, including improvements and appurtenances, to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the following California Indian tribes: (1) the Pit River Tribe; (2) the Fort Independence and Fort Bidwell Communities of Paiute Indians; (3) the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians; and (4) the Cuyapaipe, Manzanita, Morongo, and Pala Bands of Mission Indians. Makes available for use by the tribes any rents and royalties from such lands accruing to the United States after enactment of this Act. Terminates grazing preferences on the lands two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. | 2025-04-07T15:32:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2742 |
| 105-hr-2743 | 105 | hr | 2743 | Indian Land Consolidation Amendment Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-10-24 | 1998-07-29 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Indian Land Consolidation Amendment Act of 1997 - Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act to revise certain Indian land consolidation provisions. Sets forth provisions concerning, among other things: (1) the acquisition of fractional interests in trust or restricted lands; (2) the administration of acquired fractional interests and the disposition of the proceeds from leases, resource sale contracts, rights-of-way, or other transactions affecting such interests in trust or restricted lands; (3) the development of a reservation-wide system for establishing the fair market value of various types of lands and improvements of interests in trust or restricted lands; (4) an Acquisition Fund; (5) the determination of tribal jurisdiction with respect to a parcel of land within an Indian reservation; (6) specified annual reports by the Secretary of the Department of the Interior to the Congress; (7) approval by the Secretary of leases, rights-of-way, and sales of natural resources, or other transactions affecting individually owned trust or restricted lands that require approval by the Secretary; and (8) real estate transactions involving interests in nontrust lands. | 2025-08-21T16:12:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2743 |
| 105-hr-2663 | 105 | hr | 2663 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-10-09 | 1997-10-31 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9845-9846) | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 1997 - Makes amendments to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA), including: (1) setting a time limitation on the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive plan requirements under certain conditions; (2) setting forth a requirement for assistance to Indian families that are not low-income and eliminating separate Indian housing plan requirements for small Indian tribes; (3) expanding the authority of the Secretary to review Indian housing plans; (4) revising requirements regarding tenant selection to require the inclusion of homebuyer selection policies and criteria; (5) revising provisions regarding review and audit by the Secretary; (6) prescribing an adjustment to the allocation formula if any housing authority received no modernization funding and partial or no operating assistance during FY 1996; (7) excepting from the hearing requirement certain actions by the Secretary affecting grant amounts if the Secretary makes a determination that the failure of a recipient of assistance to comply substantially with any material provision of the Act is resulting, and would continue to result, in an unauthorized expenditure of Federal funds; (8) revising requirements regarding noncompliance by recipients because of technical incapacity to permit the provision of technical assistance to a recipient only under specified conditions, including that the recipient enter into a certain performance agreement; (9) requiring that Indian housing plans, policies, waiting lists, and annual reports be made available publicly; (10) replacing a tribally designated housing entity due to noncompliance; (11) repealing certification of compliance with subsidy layering requirements; and (12) revising tax exemption provisions. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act … | 2025-08-21T16:14:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2663 |
| 105-hr-2419 | 105 | hr | 2419 | 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. | Native Americans | 1997-09-05 | 1997-09-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] | TX | D | R000170 | 0 | Amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to decrease the requisite blood quantum required for a descendant's membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe. | 2025-04-07T14:47:02Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2419 |
| 105-hr-2309 | 105 | hr | 2309 | To permit the leasing of mineral rights, in any case in which the Indian owners of an allotment that is located within the boundaries of the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held in trust by the United States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the mineral estate of that allotment. | Native Americans | 1997-07-30 | 1997-08-07 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | P000422 | 0 | Permits the leasing of mineral rights in any case in which the Indian owners of an allotment of land that is located in the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation and held in trust by the United States have executed leases to more than 50 percent of the mineral estate of that allotment. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2309 |
| 105-hr-2314 | 105 | hr | 2314 | Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-07-30 | 1998-09-24 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Watkins, Wes [R-OK-3] | OK | R | W000194 | 0 | Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Federal Indian Services Restoration Act of 1998 - Provides that members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma residing in Maverick County, Texas, shall be eligible for all Federal services and benefits furnished to members of federally recognized tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation for such Tribe in such County. Directs the Secretary of the Interior and the head of each department and agency, in providing such services, to consult and cooperate with appropriate officials or agencies of the Mexican Government (including through joint funding agreements between U.S. and Mexican agencies) to ensure that such services meet the members' special tricultural needs. Requires the Secretary, upon the Tribe's request, to provide technical assistance to prevent duplication of services for members of any federally recognized tribe in Maverick County. Permits the Secretary to accept certain land in Maverick County to be held in trust for such Tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2314 |
| 105-hr-2089 | 105 | hr | 2089 | To authorize leases on the Cabazon Indian Reservation for terms not to exceed 99 years. | Native Americans | 1997-06-26 | 1997-06-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | K000172 | 1 | Authorizes leases of land on the Cabazon Indian Reservation for terms not to exceed 99 years. Applies this Act to any lease entered into or renewed on or after January 1, 1997. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2089 |
| 105-hr-2039 | 105 | hr | 2039 | To take into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma that was known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation and that was formerly part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho lands, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-06-25 | 1997-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 0 | Takes into trust for the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma certain land in Oklahoma (part of the original Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation known as the Fort Reno Military Reservation) and authorizes the lease of all or part of such land to the Bureau of Prisons in connection with the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklahoma. Sets forth improvements and easement provisions. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2039 |
| 105-hr-1983 | 105 | hr | 1983 | Narragansett Justice Act | Native Americans | 1997-06-19 | 1998-09-09 | Reported by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 105-692. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | K000113 | 3 | Narragansett Justice Act - Amends the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act to treat the settlement lands of the Narragansett Tribe as Indian lands for the purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. | 2025-04-07T15:31:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1983 |
| 105-hr-2000 | 105 | hr | 2000 | ANCSA Land Bank Protection Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-06-19 | 1998-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 105-333. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | ANCSA Land Bank Protection Act of 1998 - Amends the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) to include lands conveyed to a Native Corporation pursuant to an exchange authorized under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) or other applicable law among lands that are exempt, as long as such lands are not developed, leased, or sold to third parties, from adverse possession claims, real property taxes, specified judgments, and involuntary distributions or conveyances related to the involuntary dissolution of a Native Corporation or Settlement Trust. Specifies that lands shall not be considered developed, leased, or sold to a third party as a result of an exchange or conveyance between or among Native Corporations and trusts, partnerships, corporations, or joint ventures (trusts) whose beneficiaries, partners, shareholders, or joint venturers (beneficiaries) are Native Corporations. Makes certain prohibitions regarding actions by a trustee inapplicable to actions by any trustee whose right, title, or interest in land arises pursuant to an agreement between or among Native Corporations and trusts whose beneficiaries are Native Corporations. (Sec. 2) Amends ANILCA to revise the definition of "developed" to: (1) require any purposeful modification of land to be performed by a Native individual or Native Corporation; and (2) prohibit any lands previously developed by third-party trespassers from being considered to have been developed. (Sec. 3) Amends ANCSA to authorize a Native Regional Corporation, upon request, to obtain the retained mineral estate of the Native Allotments that are totally surrounded by ANCSA land selections. Limits a Regional Corporation to a total of not more than 12,000 acres. (Sec. 4) Amends the Alaska Land Status Technical Corrections Act of 1992 to treat the establishment of the Gold Creek account and conveyance of land, if any, as though 3,520 acres of land had been conveyed to Gold Creek Susitna Association, Incorporated, under ANCSA for which rights to subsurface es… | 2025-04-07T15:33:34Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2000 |
| 105-hr-1957 | 105 | hr | 1957 | Voluntary Adoption Protection Act | Native Americans | 1997-06-18 | 1997-06-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Resources. | House | Rep. Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] | KS | R | T000260 | 1 | Voluntary Adoption Protection Act - Amends the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage under that Act. States that upon written consent by a parent or legal guardian of an Indian child to voluntarily terminate parental rights such Act is inapplicable with respect to any child custody proceeding involving such child. | 2025-08-21T16:13:48Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1957 |
| 105-hr-1833 | 105 | hr | 1833 | Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-06-07 | 1998-10-06 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] | CA | D | M000725 | 4 | Tribal Self-Governance Amendments of 1998 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tribal Self-Governance Program within the Indian Health Service of HHS to provide for further self-governance by Indian tribes. Sets forth program requirements and related provisions. Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to: (1) conduct a study to determine the feasibility of a Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project for appropriate programs, services, functions, and activities of HHS, other than the Indian Health Service; (2) consult with Indian tribes to determine a study protocol for consultation prior to consultation with other specified entities; and (3) publish the proposed protocol and allow a comment period for interested individuals. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary, at the request of an Indian tribe, to enter into an agreement for the acquisition of any goods, services or supplies available to the Secretary from other Federal agencies that are not directly available to the tribe under this Act or any other Federal law, including acquisitions from prime vendors. Deems Indian patient records, at the option of an Indian tribe or tribal organization, to be Federal records for the limited purposes of making such records eligible for storage by Federal Records Centers to the same extent and in the same manner as other HHS patient records. Repeals current provisions of the Act that provide for a Tribal Self-Governance Project and makes funds for such Project available for use under this Act. | 2025-04-07T15:31:44Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1833 |
| 105-hr-1805 | 105 | hr | 1805 | Auburn Indian Restoration Amendment Act | Native Americans | 1997-06-05 | 1998-09-24 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. | House | Rep. Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] | CA | R | D000429 | 0 | Auburn Indian Restoration Amendment Act - Amends the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to establish restrictions relating to gaming on and use of land to be taken into trust for the United Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California (Tribe). Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior, after enactment of this Act, from taking any land into trust for the Tribe until the Tribe and the local government of the political jurisdiction in which the land to be taken into trust is located have entered into a specified written compact that the parties shall negotiate in good faith and in a timely manner. | 2025-08-21T16:13:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1805 |
| 105-hr-1604 | 105 | hr | 1604 | Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act | Native Americans | 1997-05-14 | 1997-12-15 | Became Public Law No: 105-143. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | K000172 | 3 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Division, Use, and Distribution of Judgment Funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan Title II: Limitation on Health Care Contracts and Compacts for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Michigan Indian Land Claims Settlement Act - Title I: Division, Use, and Distribution of Judgment Funds of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan - Provides for the division, use, and distribution of specified judgment funds among the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan, Bay Mills Indian Community, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians of Michigan, and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan pursuant to dockets numbered 18-E, 58, 364, and 18-R before the Indian Claims Commission. Sets forth provisions concerning payment to newly recognized or reaffirmed tribes. Prohibits treating eligibility for or receipt of distributions under this Act by a tribe or individual as income, resources, or otherwise when determining the eligibility for or computation of any payment or other benefit to such tribe, individual, or household under any Federal program. Title II: Limitation on Health Care Contracts and Compacts for the Ketchikan Gateway Borough - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure that, in considering a signing or renewal of a contract or compact for the provision of health care services in the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, there will be only one contract or compact in effect. Provides that, in any case in which the Secretary is required to select from more than one application for a contract or compact, the Secretary shall take into consideration specified factors in awarding the contract or compact. | 2025-04-07T15:31:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1604 |
| 105-hr-1476 | 105 | hr | 1476 | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-04-29 | 1998-01-27 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21] | FL | R | D000299 | 0 | Miccosukee Settlement Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Interior, as trustee for the Miccosukee Tribe, to assist in the fulfillment of the settlement agreement concerning the transfer of: (1) certain Miccosukee tribal land to the Florida Department of Transportation; and (2) certain Florida land to the United States to be received and accepted in trust for the use and benefit of the Miccosukee Tribe, constituting thereby Indian Reservation lands of the Miccosukee Tribe. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1476 |
| 105-hr-1386 | 105 | hr | 1386 | To require uniform appraisals of certain leaseholds of restricted Indian lands, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-04-17 | 1997-04-22 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2] | WA | R | M000669 | 0 | Amends Federal law to direct the Bureau of Indian Affairs, not more than six months before rent for a residential leasehold of restricted Indian lands is established or raised, to contract with an independent appraiser (who holds a current general membership designation from the Appraisal Institute) to prepare a report on: (1) the estimated annual market rent of the leasehold; (2) the value of the leased fee and the leasehold interest; and (3) the equity position of the lease parties. Authorizes the lessee, the lessor, or the Secretary of the Interior to elect to submit a dispute regarding a residential lease of restricted Indian lands to binding arbitration. Directs that the administrative costs of an arbitration shall be shared equally by the lessee and the lessor. Directs the Secretary, prior to approving a residential lease or the assignment of a residential lease of restricted Indian lands, to ensure that all applicable State laws relating to disclosure on real estate transactions have been complied with, including disclosure of the nature and amount of any present or proposed assessments or taxes. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1386 |
| 105-hr-1337 | 105 | hr | 1337 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-04-15 | 1997-05-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning. | House | Rep. Snowbarger, Vince [R-KS-3] | KS | R | S000662 | 4 | Haskell Indian Nations University and Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute Administrative Systems Act of 1997 - Provides that certain civil service laws relating to personnel management shall not apply to applicants for employment with, employees of, or positions in or under the Haskell Indian Nations University and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute. Directs the president of each of the respective institutions to prescribe by regulation alternative personnel management provisions. Disallows covering current employees except pursuant to a voluntary election. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to delegate to the president of each of the respective institutions procurement authority with respect to the conduct of the administrative functions of the university. Authorizes as appropriations to each of the respective institutions for FY 1998, and for each fiscal year thereafter: (1) the amount of funds made available by appropriations as operations funding for the administration of such institution for FY 1997; and (2) such additional sums as may be necessary for the operation of such institution pursuant to this Act. | 2025-08-21T16:14:51Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1337 |
| 105-hr-1154 | 105 | hr | 1154 | Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1998 | Native Americans | 1997-03-20 | 1998-10-05 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 190 - 208 (Roll No. 481). | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 7 | Indian Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act of 1998 - Establishes the Commission on Indian Recognition within the Department of the Interior which shall assume the Department's authority to recognize a petitioning Indian group's tribal status. Sets forth operating and petitioning procedures. Requires petitions to contain specific evidence establishing certain mandatory criteria, including that: (1) the petitioner has been identified as an American Indian entity on a substantially continuous basis since 1934; (2) a predominant portion of the petitioning group comprises a distinct community and has existed as a community since 1934; (3) the petitioner has maintained political influence or authority over its members as an autonomous entity from 1934 until the present; (4) a governing document or description of membership criteria is submitted; (5) the petitioner's membership consists of individuals who descend from a historical Indian tribe or from tribes which combined and functioned as a single autonomous political entity; and (6) the membership of the petitioning group is composed principally of persons who are not members of any acknowledged North American Indian tribe. Requires the Commission to publish an annual list of recognized Indian tribes. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award petition assistance grants. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-04-07T15:32:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1154 |
| 105-hr-1168 | 105 | hr | 1168 | To encourage competition and tax fairness and to protect the tax base of State and local governments. | Native Americans | 1997-03-20 | 1998-06-24 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Istook, Ernest J., Jr. [R-OK-5] | OK | R | I000047 | 61 | Prohibits the Secretary of the Interior from taking land in trust for the benefit of an Indian or Indian tribe until the affected State and local jurisdictions have entered into a written agreement with the person or tribe regarding State and local sales and excise taxes. Exempts from such provision land taken into trust pursuant to: (1) an Act extending Federal recognition to a tribe; or (2) a judgment or order of a U.S. court. | 2025-04-07T15:23:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1168 |
| 105-hr-1082 | 105 | hr | 1082 | Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-03-13 | 1997-07-28 | Favorable Executive Comment Received from Interior. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 1 | Indian Child Welfare Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to provide for retention by an Indian tribe of exclusive jurisdiction over child custody proceedings involving specified Indian children. Revises requirements, with respect to Indian children, regarding: (1) the voluntary termination of parental rights; and (2) the withdrawal of a consent to such voluntary termination or to adoption. Requires a party seeking the voluntary placement of an Indian child or the voluntary termination of parental rights to provide written notice to the Indian child's tribe. Sets forth the requirements for such a written notice. Permits an Indian tribe to intervene only if a child's tribe has filed a written objection, but permits the child's Indian tribe to intervene in any case in which the Indian tribe did not receive a written notice. Provides criminal sanctions for fraudulent representation with respect to any proceeding involving an Indian child. | 2025-08-21T16:14:01Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1082 |
| 105-hr-976 | 105 | hr | 976 | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-03-06 | 1997-11-04 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | House | Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large] | MT | R | H000605 | 2 | Mississippi Sioux Tribes Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 1997 - Provides for distribution to, and use of certain funds by, the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians. (Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary of the Interior, one year after enactment of this Act, to distribute specified amounts to the tribal governing body of the: (1) Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe of North Dakota; (2) Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota; and (3) Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation in Montana. Designates the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Council of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes as the tribal governing body of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation. (Sec. 5) Directs each tribal governing body, as a condition for receiving the distributed funds, to establish a tribal trust fund for the benefit of the covered Indian tribe under its jurisdiction. Requires that each tribal governing body shall: (1) serve as the trustee of the trust fund; and (2) administer the trust fund. (Sec. 6) Prohibits funds distributed to a covered Indian tribe from being used to make per capita payments to members of the covered Indian tribe. Allows funds distributed to be used by a tribal governing body only for the purpose of making investments or expenditures that the tribal governing body determines to be related to: (1) economic development that is beneficial to the covered Indian tribe; (2) the development of resources of the covered Indian tribe; or (3) the development of a program that is beneficial to members of the covered Indian tribe, including educational and social welfare programs. Directs the Secretary to conduct an annual audit. (Sec. 7) Sets forth provisions concerning the effect of payments to a covered Indian tribe or an individual on eligibility for, or the reduction or denial of, Federal benefits. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary, not later than one year after enactment, to distribute a specified amount to the lineal descendants of the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/976 |
| 105-hr-948 | 105 | hr | 948 | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act | Native Americans | 1997-03-05 | 1997-11-04 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 240 - 167 (Roll no. 574). | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-9] | MI | D | K000172 | 0 | Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Act - Reaffirms Federal recognition and rights of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (in the State of Michigan), including the right to Federal benefits and tribal lands. | 2025-04-07T15:32:14Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/948 |
| 105-hr-749 | 105 | hr | 749 | To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to provide for improved notification and consent, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 1997-02-13 | 1997-02-27 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 1 | Amends the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to allow the intentional removal or excavation of Native American human remains from Federal or tribal lands for purpose of study if consent is obtained from lineal descendants or each appropriate Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Requires a Federal agency or instrumentality that receives notice of a discovery of Native American cultural items on lands it manages to notify each appropriate Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian organization. Requires the committee established to monitor and review the inventory and identification process and repatriation activities to compile an inventory of, and develop a process for, the disposition of funerary objects. Requires that amounts collected as penalties under the Act be used to supplement enforcement appropriations. Authorizes: (1) a reward for furnishing information leading to a civil penalty; and (2) reduction of a penalty amount if the violator agrees to pay certain restitution to the aggrieved parties. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/749 |
| 105-hr-700 | 105 | hr | 700 | 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. | Native Americans | 1997-02-12 | 1998-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 105-308. | House | Rep. Bono, Sonny [R-CA-44] | CA | R | B000622 | 1 | Deems: (1) the full equalization of allotments under the Agua Caliente Equalization Act of 1959 to have been completed; and (2) the entitlement of holders of equalized allotments to distribution of net revenues from parcel B under such Act to have expired. Amends Federal law relating to the Agua Caliente (Palm Springs) Reservation in California to repeal the restriction on the distribution of net rents, profits, and other revenues from the Mineral Springs parcel to certain members of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Makes such repeal applicable as if enacted on March 31, 1983. Provides for any per capita distribution of tribal revenues to be made to all members of the Band in equal amounts. | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/700 |
| 105-hr-626 | 105 | hr | 626 | Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-02-06 | 1997-02-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. | House | Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] | HI | D | A000014 | 2 | Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act of 1997 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to establish a Native Hawaiian affordable housing block grant program. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantees. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T16:12:00Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/626 |
| 105-hr-452 | 105 | hr | 452 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1997 | Native Americans | 1997-01-21 | 1997-02-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] | CA | D | T000316 | 4 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 1997 - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to revise specified definitions and define "compact" and "management contract." Revises provisions regarding powers of the National Indian Gaming Commission and its Chairman. Repeals the Secretary of the Interior's interim gaming regulatory authority. Authorizes tribes to request a State to enter into class III gaming compact negotiations. Sets forth related provisions, including a State's right not to assume tribal gaming responsibilities. Authorizes the Commission to assess gaming operations for reasonable regulatory costs. Eliminates the requirement of gubernatorial concurrence with regard to gaming on after-acquired lands. Grants Federal tax-exempt status to tribally owned or chartered gaming operations. Provides for the lawfulness of specified class III gaming activities. | 2025-08-21T16:14:37Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/452 |
| 105-hr-334 | 105 | hr | 334 | Fair Indian Gaming Act | Native Americans | 1997-01-07 | 1997-02-11 | Executive Comment Requested from Interior. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 7 | Fair Indian Gaming Act - Amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to shift the burden of proof from a State to an Indian tribe in a compact negotiation-related action initiated by a tribe. (Sec. 3) Includes, under provisions for determining whether gaming activities on newly acquired Indian lands are to be allowed, consideration of communities across State borders that would be seriously affected, as well as consultation with officials of such communities. Transfers primary authority to make such determinations from the Secretary of the Interior to the Governor and the State legislature. Authorizes gaming for newly acknowledged or restored tribes under specified circumstances. (Sec. 4) Requires an individual's physical presence in order to participate in class II or class III gaming on Indian lands. (Sec. 5) Sets forth class II and class III gaming restrictions. (Sec. 6) Excludes video bingo from the definition of class II gaming. Includes video bingo and any other forms of electronic video games or devices within the definition of class III gaming. (Sec. 7) Establishes a two-year moratorium on new class III gaming. (Sec. 8) Specifies that in a State whose constitution specifically authorizes class II or class III gaming such gambling on Indian lands shall be subject to the same laws, terms, and conditions as the State's gambling. (Sec. 9) Increases the membership of the National Indian Gaming Commission. (Sec. 10) Subjects Indian gaming establishments to specified reporting and bookkeeping requirements. (Sec. 11) Directs the Attorney General to conduct related background investigations. (Sec. 12) Amends Federal criminal law to extend current State authority in specified States to gaming violations on Indian lands. (Sec. 13) Amends the Act to prohibit the use of appropriated funds for the Commission. Increases gaming fee limits for Commission funding. | 2025-08-21T16:13:50Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/334 |
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