United States · Bill · S
S. 2777 (93rd)
A bill to establish within the Department of the Interior an additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs.
Introduced
4 December 1973
Last action
5 February 1974 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Sponsors
Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA], Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD], Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
24 March 2026
Summary
Establishes within the Department of the Interior, one additional Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs, to be appointed by the President by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Provides, under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that all votes cast, and all abstentions from voting, concerning enrollment in a thirteenth region for Natives who are nonresidents of Alaska are declared to be null and void. States that within seven days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall call for a new election to be conducted no later than sixty days after the date of enactment of this Act.
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Timeline
4 December 1973
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
4 December 1973
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
31 January 1974
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-673.
Source: Committee
31 January 1974
Reported
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 93-673.
Source: Committee
4 February 1974
Passed
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Source: Floor
4 February 1974
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Source: Floor
5 February 1974
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
2 official files
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 4 February 1974
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 4 December 1973
Sponsors
- Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bartlett, Dewey F. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsii00 · Standing
- · sseg00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/senate-bill/2777
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/s/2777
- us · 93-s-2777 · source updated 24 March 2026