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To restore the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to the Department of the Interior list of Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

S. 1784 To restore the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to the Department of the Interior list of Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Introduced Nov 24, 1993

Latest action (Oct 3, 1994) Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446.

Referred to
Native American Affairs Subcommittee Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Native Americans
Issues
Civil Rights
Legislative subjects (5)
AlaskaEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to IndiansFederal-Indian relationsMinorities

Summary

This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to restore the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to the Department of the Interior's official list of federally recognized Indian entities. The restoration would make the tribe eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. The tribe was originally defined and recognized in the Act of June 19, 1935. This bill restores their status on the federal recognition list that was published in the Federal Register on October 21, 1993.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (14)
  1. Oct 3, 1994 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 446. · house
  2. Oct 3, 1994 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 103-800. · house
  3. Sep 28, 1994 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
  4. Sep 28, 1994 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. · house
  5. Sep 28, 1994 Subcommittee on Native American Affairs Discharged. · house
  6. Feb 25, 1994 Subcommittee Hearings Held. · house
  7. Feb 10, 1994 Executive Comment Requested from Interior. · house
  8. Feb 1, 1994 Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American Affairs. · house
  9. Feb 1, 1994 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  10. Feb 1, 1994 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
  11. Feb 1, 1994 Received in the House. · house
  12. Nov 24, 1993 Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S17232) · senate
  13. Nov 24, 1993 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S17232)
  14. Nov 24, 1993 Introduced in Senate

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Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

November 24 (legislative day, November 23), 1993

Mr. Bond (for Mr. Murkowski) (for himself and Mr. Stevens) introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

A BILL

To restore the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska to the Department of the Interior list of Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. RESTORATION.

The Secretary of the Department of the Interior shall restore to the list, published in the Federal Register on October 21, 1993 pursuant to 25 C.F.R. part 83, the tribe defined and recognized in the Act of June 19, 1935 (49 Stat. 388), as amended, relating to the Tlingit and Haida Indians of Alaska.

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