A bill to provide that members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe may request the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands, and to provide that the tribe shall have a preference right to purchase certain lands held in trust by the United States for tribal members.

Summary

Provides that individual members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe may request the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands for the Tribe or members thereof; and (2) that the tribe shall have a preference right to purchase certain lands held in trust by the United States for tribal members.

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Timeline

1. 12 June 1978

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 June 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 June 1978

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 August 1978

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1511.

   Source: Committee

5. 17 August 1978

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 95-1511.

   Source: Committee

6. 18 September 1978

   Floor

   Measure called up by consent calendar in House.

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 June 1978

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• · hsii00 · Standing

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